George Peabody College for Teachers v. State Board of Equalization

This is an appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee.

Appellant here, petitioner below, sought to have that court review, by petition for certiorari, the action of the State Board of Equalization. That Board held that certain apartments and other dwelling units owned by appellant and used as living quarters for married students and their families were subject to an ad valorem tax for 1964, to the extent that they were occupied by persons other than students, even though such other persons are members of a student’s family. The trial court dismissed appellant’s petition for…