Legal Opinion
City of Rockwood v. Rodgers
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swiggaet
The city of Rockwood improved certain of its streets in accord with the method authorized by chapter 18 of the Public Acts of 1913 (First Eixtra Session), and filed a bill in this cause to enforce an assessment on abutting property owned by the defendant, John A. Rodgers. The chancellor dismissed the bill on demurrer, and the city of Rockwood appealed.
The Act of 1913, chapter 18 of the First Extra Session of the General Assembly of that year, is a general act authorizing municipalities to construct and improve streets and highways, and to assess a portion of the costs thereof upon property…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re the Bonds of the Madera Irrigation DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Arnold v. Mayor of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- State ex rel. National Conservation Exposition Co. v. WoolenTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Knoxville Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
3Cited by4 opinions
- Frazier v. City of ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
- City of Rockwood v. C., N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- South Central Bell Telephone Co. v. City of ChattanoogaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
- Reasonover v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1931