State Ex Rel. Balsinger v. Town of Madisonville

Decided December 23, 1968. Chester C. Chattin wrote the opinion for the court.

435 S.W.2d 803 · Cited 64 times

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• Morton v. Johnson City · 333 S.W.2d 924
• Witt v. McCanless · 292 S.W.2d 392
• Hunt v. Hunt · 80 S.W.2d 666
• State ex rel. Hardison v. City of Columbia · 210 Tenn. 514
• State Ex Rel. Robbins v. City of Jackson · 403 S.W.2d 304

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