RAINWATER v. SUMNER COUNTY

No. M2010-00098-COA-R3-CV.

342 S.W.3d 500 (2010)

James RAINWATER, et al. v. SUMNER COUNTY, Tennessee, et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 28, 2010.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce N. Oldham , Gallatin, Tennessee, for the appellants, James Rainwater, et al.

Leah May Dennen , Gallatin, Tennessee, A. Scott Derrick , Nashville, TN, for the appellees, Sumner County, et al.

John A. Beam, III , Kristin Fecteau , Nashville, TN, for the appellees, C. Russell Bridges and Janet C. Bridges.

Mark T. Smith , Gallatin, Tennessee, for the appellees, William Hardaway and Judy Hardaway and Dry Fork Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church.


OPINION

ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

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