TOWN OF SMYRNA v. RIDLEY


730 S.W.2d 318 (1987)

TOWN OF SMYRNA and the State of Tennessee, ex rel. Neal R. Odom, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. J. Sam RIDLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Haile, Nashville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Granville S.R. Bouldin, Murfreesboro, Lee Russell, Shelbyville, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

This is an action in the nature of quo warranto by the District Attorney General on behalf of the State as provided by T.C.A., § 29-35-101, et seq., seeking to remove the defendant from the office of Mayor of Smyrna, Tennessee, and to recover a forfeiture of the sums which he has received in violation of T.C.A., § 12-4-101 et seq., which forbids conflicts of interest by public officials. Joined...

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