County of Shelby v. City of Memphis

This is a suit under the Declaratory Judgments Act (T.C.A. sec. 23-1102 et seq.) for the construction of the provisions of Chapter 343 of the Private Acts of 1961.

The defendant, City of Memphis, filed an answer. The remaining defendants filed demurrers. Neither the answer nor the demurrers raise the question of the jurisdiction of the Chancery Court at Nashville to hear and determine this case.

This Court, sua sponte, is forced to reverse and dismiss this case for the reason that the Chancery Court at Nashville had no jurisdiction of the subject matter, nor of the defendant, City of Memphis,…