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HARWELL v. LEECH

672 S.W.2d 761 (1984)

John F. HARWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William M. LEECH, Jr., W. Edward Dossett, and Knox County, Tennessee, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 25, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Edward Dossett, Dist. Atty. Gen., Dale C. Workman, Knox County Law Director, Knoxville, for defendants-appellants; Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Knoxville, of counsel.

Ralph E. Harwell, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This action was initiated by Plaintiff-Appellee challenging the constitutionality of Chapter 568, Private Acts of 1949, which prohibits the sale of fireworks in Knox County. Plaintiff's application for a license to sell fireworks had previously been denied.

The complaint and amendments thereto alleged that the Private Act violates Article I, Section 8 and Article XI, Section 8 of the Tennessee Constitution. The Attorney...

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