SMITH v. CITY OF COVINGTON


734 S.W.2d 327 (1985)

Lewis SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF COVINGTON, John L. "Pop" Turner, Mayor of the City of Covington, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Covington, Minnie Bomar, Leonard Billings, W.B. Enzor, William Beasley, Tommy Hatcher and Theodore Sloan, and the Department of Public Works, Mr. T.K. Fullerton, and the Director of the Department of Public Works, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Affirmed June 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Houston Gordon, Covington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles A. Sevier, Memphis, for defendants-appellees.


Affirmed by Supreme Court June 22, 1987.

CRAWFORD, Judge.

This is another of the growing number of cases involving the notice requirements of the Governmental Tort Liability Act, T.C.A. § 29-20-101 et seq. Plaintiff, Lewis Smith, filed suit on July 6, 1983, seeking an injunction to abate an alleged nuisance created by the defendant, City of Covington and city officials, and to recover damages for loss of business and property. Plaintiff appeals...

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