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Knox County Education Ass'n v. Knox County Board of Education

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 2, 2001PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · SusanoSusano, J.

in which GODDARD, P.J., and FRANKS, J., joined.

This is an action brought by the Knox County Education Association seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the Knox County Board of Education and its then-superintendent, Allen Morgan. The trial court found that provisions of a private act granting tenure to principals employed in the Knox County School System were repealed and superseded by the enactment in 1992 of a public act, the Education Improvement Act, and that the private act, to the extent that it conflicts with the general law, violates Article XI, Section 8…

3Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Union Carbide Corp. v. HuddlestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1993

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4Cited by21 opinions

  1. Hayes v. Gibson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Jordan v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Lawrence County Education Ass'n v. Lawrence County Board of EducationTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Sikora v. VanderploegCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
  5. Smith v. Tennessee Farmers Life Reassurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006

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