STATE EX REL. EARHART v. CITY OF BRISTOL


970 S.W.2d 948 (1998)

STATE of Tennessee, ex rel. Robert J. EARHART, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF BRISTOL, Tennessee, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Hornik, Nashville, David L. Buuck, Knoxville, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jack W. Hyder, Jr., Massengill, Caldwell, and Hyder, P.C., Bristol, for Defendant-Appellee.

Tennessee Municipal Attorneys' Association, Debra C. Poplin, Knoxville, Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

LYLE REID, Special Justice.

This case presents for review the Court of Appeals' decisions that municipal annexation ordinances may be subject to review under the declaratory judgment statute, and that the trial court did not err in declining to issue a declaratory judgment in this case. That court's decision is affirmed on the first issue, but reversed on the second issue, and the case is remanded to the trial court.

I

The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases