WALLDORF v. CITY OF CHATTANOOGA


237 S.W.2d 939 (1951)

WALLDORF et al. v. CITY OF CHATTANOOGA et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 9, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Chambliss, Wm. G. Brown and Jere T. Tipton, all of Chattanooga, for appellants.

J. W. Anderson and W.A. Wilkerson, Chattanooga, for appellees.


BURNETT, Justice.

The appellants (complainants below) filed the original bill in this cause as "citizens, taxpayers and registered, qualified voters of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee", against the City of Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Housing Authority (the individuals constituting the governing bodies of these two corporations). "The gist of the complaint set out in the bill was that by calling its action a `resolution' instead of an `ordinance' the City of...

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