Town of Benton v. Peoples Bank of Polk County

OPINION

SUSANO, Judge.

The Peoples Bank of Polk County decided to enlarge its bank facility located at the northwest comer of Maggie Street and U.S. Highway 411 in Benton, Tennessee. The *599bank’s plans called for the addition of two drive-through lanes to the one already in place on the south side of its building. The Town of Benton resisted the bank’s plans because the addition would physically extend out into Maggie Street, which runs east and west, thereby necessitating the closing or rerouting of that street. This controversy prompted the Town to file a complaint seeking an injunction against…