Legal Opinion
Board of Commissioners of Roane County v. Parker
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 13, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM H. INMAN, SR. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which HOUSTON M. GODDARD, P.J. and HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, J., joined.
The Plaintiffs acquired a nine-acre tract of land zoned A-l, the General Agricultural District, which was the least restrictive zoning district in Roane County, and soon announced their intention to house a tiger thereon, a permissible use, which motivated the County to amend its Regional Zoning Ordinance by creating a new zoning district, A-2, with the permissible use declared to be the keeping thereon of exotic animals. Within three years the Plaintiffs had…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Campbell v. Florida Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Inc. v. McWherterTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Balsinger v. Town of MadisonvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- Henry v. WhiteTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
- Rives v. City of ClarksvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Ruff v. Raleigh Assembly of God Church, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
- Donnie Covey v. City of East RidgeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Eric Magness v. Terrell W. CouserCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
- George Hutsell and Teresa Hutsell v. Jefferson County Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
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