BAYLESS v. KNOX COUNTY


286 S.W.2d 579 (1955)

C.C. BAYLESS et al. v. KNOX COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson & Anderson and Hodges & Doughty, Knoxville, for appellants.

Earl S. Ailor and Fowler, Rowntree & Fowler, all of Knoxville, for appellees.


TOMLINSON, Justice.

It is the duty of the Board of County Commissioners of Knox County to prepare annually a budget wherein is itemized in detail the various amounts of money required to maintain the county's business for the fiscal year, including the salaries to be paid various county officials. Chapter 183, Private Acts of 1937. The Quarterly Court was required by writ of mandamus to fix such tax rate as would meet the budget which was prepared and submitted in...

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