LEECH v. WAYNE COUNTY


588 S.W.2d 270 (1979)

William M. LEECH, Jr., the Attorney General, et al., Appellants, v. WAYNE COUNTY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Leech, Atty. Gen. in pro. per., Kenneth R. Herrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellants.

George G. Gray, Charles J. Barnett, Waynesboro, for appellees.


OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves the constitutionality of certain provisions of Chapter 934 of the Public Acts of 1978, providing for the restructure of county governments.

Under the terms of the act, in Wayne County a county executive was to be elected in 1978, but the county judge remained in office for the remainder of his term for the purpose of performing judicial duties. Thereafter these...

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