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Spurlock v. Sumner County

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 25, 2001No. M1999-01486-SC-R23-CQPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · BirchBirch, J.

in which ANDERSON, C.J., DROWOTA, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

This case comes to us on a question of law certified from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. 1 The question for our resolution is: “Does a sheriff, when acting in a law enforcement capacity, [act] as a state [official] or [as a] county official under Tennessee law?” We accept certification and answer that a sheriff acts as a county official under Tennessee law.

I. Facts and Procedural History

This cause arises from complaints brought in federal court by Robert Spur-lock and Ronnie…

3Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. McMillian v. Monroe CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Prescott v. DuncanTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Jenkins v. Loudon CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1987

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4Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jordan v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Holloran v. DuncanDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2015
  3. Wooten v. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  4. Curtis S. Person v. The Board of Commissioners of Shelby County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
  5. Glenda Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003

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