Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Thompson v. Walker
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 29, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
This is an appeal by defendants1,Joseph G. Walker, Laleta Shipper, and Allen Barry, duly elected members of the Wilson County Board of Education, from the judgment of the trial court that defendants be ousted from office instanter.
Appellant Shipper took office 1 September 1986 and appellants Walker and Barry took office 1 September 1988.
Members of the Wilson County School Board are required to have a high school education. They receive only token, compensation for their time and services. The School Board’s chief responsibility is to make policies for the school system, as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mitchell v. GarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- Boswell v. PowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- McDonald v. BrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- Vandergriff v. State Ex Rel. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Mapp v. Board of Education of City of ChattanoogaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jane Doe v. Claiborne County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Jones v. LooperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Doe v. Claiborne County ex rel. Claiborne County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Childs v. Roane County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Penny Parker v. Mike Lowery, etc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
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