Legal Opinion
Brooksbank v. Leech
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1959Published
1Opinion of the Court
332 S.W.2d 210 (1959)
Robert E. BROOKSBANK et ux.
v.
W.M. LEECH, Commissioner, etc.
James H. JOHNSTON et ux.
v.
W.M. LEECH, Commissioner, etc.
Supreme Court of Tennessee.
December 11, 1959.
Rehearing Denied February 5, 1960.
Ladd & Qualls, Harriman, for plaintiffs in error.
James M. Glasgow, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.
BURNETT, Justice.
The plaintiffs in error filed their suits against the Commissioner of Highways and Public Works for the State of Tennessee for the taking of, and damage to, property incident to construction of a controlled access facility, commonly called a super highway.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Southern v. Beeler, Atty.-Gen.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Automobile Sales Co. v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- State Highway Department v. Montgomery Mitchell's HeirsTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
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