Jackson v. Hensley

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

Plaintiff’s action, seeking a determination by chancery court of whether he was entitled to serve as Trustee of Roane County, was dismissed by the chancellor, who ruled the complaint actionable only in the form of a quo warranto proceeding.

On September 30, 1984, James E. Roberts resigned as Trustee of Roane County and designated plaintiff, a deputy in the trustee’s office, as the interim successor pursuant to T.C.A., § 8-48-111.1

Gerald Hensley, a member of the Roane County Commission, learned of Roberts’ resignation and solicited the support of other commission members to…