County of Shelby v. Blanton

MATHERNE, Judge.

This lawsuit tests the constitutionality of Chapter 260, Private Acts 1974, which restructures the government of Shelby County, Tennessee.

The plaintiffs appeal from all findings of the chancellor upholding the constitutionality of chapter 260, and they also insist that the statute can not stand with the provisions found to be violative of the constitution deleted therefrom. The defendants appeal from the findings of the chancellor that certain portions of the act violate the constitution. We will not treat the assignments of error individually, but will cover the issues…