STATE BY LOCKERT v. KNOTT


631 S.W.2d 124 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, By W.B. LOCKERT, Jr., D.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles Korbett KNOTT, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne Crowley Casstevens, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

Thomas N. Bateman and Riley C. Darnell, Clarksville, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The issue presented is whether T.C.A., § 54-7-104 (formerly § 54-1004),1 exempts the defendant from the requirement of the possession of a general equivalency diploma (GED) or a high school education to serve in the public office of road engineer for Stewart County.

The defendant, Charles Corbett Knott, has an eighth grade education and 14...

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