State ex rel. Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities v. City of Jackson

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case appellants challenge the action of the City of Jackson in leasing the “Home of Casey Jones” Museum, a municipally-owned facility, to a private enterprise for profit. The Chancellor sustained the validity of the lease. After careful consideration of the contentions of the parties, we affirm his decision.

The record is, in some respects, meager. The City of Jackson apparently acquired certain real estate situated on West Chester Street, lying within the corporate limits, in 1956. This property had been the residence of a famed railway engineer, John Luther…