Civil Service Merit Board of City of Knoxville v. Burson

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

The principal question in this declaratory judgment action is whether legislation passed in 1989 affecting municipal civil service boards in Tennessee’s most populous counties violates the home rule provisions of Article XI, Section 9 of the Tennessee Constitution. The plaintiffs also allege that the legislation in question is based upon and utilizes unreasonable classifications, in violation of both the state and federal constitutions. The chancellor found that the statute, T.C.A. § 6-54-114, was constitutional in all respects. We agree and affirm the judgment.

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