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Overton County v. State ex rel. Hale

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 9, 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

Nine county officials of Overton County brought suit to collect the annual salary adjustments provided by the Legislature tied to the consumer price index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Overton County having paid plaintiffs only the maximum base salaries in effect on September 1, 1974.

The learned Chancellor held that the payment of the annual salary adjustments was mandated by the Legislature in enacting the respective applicable statutes, and rejected all of the contentions of Overton County seeking to avoid, or in the alternative reduce, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Ball v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1941
  2. State Ex Rel. Goodwin v. RogersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Hobbs v. Lawrence CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Gaines v. HorriganTennessee Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Delardas v. County Court of Monongalia CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Jordan v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Tennessee Division of United Daughters of Confederacy v. Vanderbilt UniversityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  3. Maron v. SilverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Barry v. Wilson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  5. Cornelius v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982

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