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COUNTY OF SHELBY v. BLANTON

595 S.W.2d 72 (1978)

COUNTY OF SHELBY et al., Appellants-Appellees, v. Leonard Ray BLANTON et al., Appellants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Rehearing Denied in Part, Granted in Part August 25, 1978.

Affirmed January 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Barry Ward and E.W. Hale, Jr., Memphis, for County of Shelby, et al.

J. Frank Hall, Memphis, for Trustee of Shelby County.

Leo J. Buchignani and John R. Johnson, III, Memphis, for Blanton, et al.

Affirmed by Supreme Court January 28, 1980.

MATHERNE, Judge.

This lawsuit tests the constitutionality of Chapter 260, Private Acts 1974, which restructures the government of Shelby County, Tennessee.

The plaintiffs appeal from all findings of the chancellor upholding the constitutionality of chapter 260, and they also insist that the statute can not stand with the provisions found to be violative of the constitution deleted therefrom. The defendants...

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