Morris v. Snodgrass

OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge.

Officials of Shelby County brought this action against officials of the State of Tennessee for a declaratory judgment that T.C.A. Sections 55-10-108 and 40-25-129 are unconstitutional, and that the State is obligated to share the expense resulting from said statutes. The Trial Court rendered summary judgment of dismissal, and the County appealed, presenting the following issue:

Whether the Chancery Court erred in finding that the interpretation of Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution presents a non-justiciable political question better left to the…