Bennie Day and Karen Day v. City of Dercherd, Otis B. Smith, Jr., Mayor, Hank Weddington, Bill van Hoosier, Frank Green, and Daryl Doney, Commissioners - Concurring

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Bennie Day and Karen Day v. City of Dercherd, Otis B. Smith, Jr., Mayor, Hank Weddington, Bill van Hoosier, Frank Green, and Daryl Doney, Commissioners - Concurring

DecidedJuly 10, 1998

Docket01-A-01-9708-CH-00442

StatusPublished

This text of Bennie Day and Karen Day v. City of Dercherd, Otis B. Smith, Jr., Mayor, Hank Weddington, Bill van Hoosier, Frank Green, and Daryl Doney, Commissioners - Concurring (Bennie Day and Karen Day v. City of Dercherd, Otis B. Smith, Jr., Mayor, Hank Weddington, Bill van Hoosier, Frank Green, and Daryl Doney, Commissioners - Concurring) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals of Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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IN T H E C O U R T O F A P P E A L S O F T E N N E S S E E

A T N A S H V IL L E FL E I D B E N N IE D A Y a n d K A R E N D A Y , ) J u ly 1 , 1 9 9 8 ) C e c il W . C r o w s o n P e titio n e rs /A p p e lla n ts , ) A p p e lla te C o u r t C le r k ) A p p e al N o . v . ) 0 1 -A -0 1 -9 7 0 8 -C h -0 0 4 4 2 ) C IT Y O F D E C H E R D , O T IS B . ) F r a n k li n C h a n c e ry S M IT H , J R ., M A Y O R , ) N o . 1 4 ,3 8 1 H A N K W E D D IN G T O N , B IL L V A N ) H O O S IE R , F R A N K G R E E N , a n d ) D A R Y L D O N E Y , C O M M IS S IO N E R S ) ) R e s p o n d e n t s /A p p e l le e s . )

C O N C U R R IN G O P IN IO N

I c o n c u r in th e re s u lt o f t h e m a j o r i t y o p in io n b u t w o u ld b a s e th a t r e s u lt o n d iff e re n t re a s o n in g . I n M c C a lle n v . C ity o f M e m p h is , 7 8 6 S .W .2 d 6 3 3 (1 9 9 0 ) th e S u p re m e C o u r t a b a n d o n e d t h e d if f e re n t s t a n d a r d s o f r e v ie w b e tw e e n c o m m o n la w c e rtio ra ri a n d d e c la ra to ry ju d g m e n t a n d h e ld : W h e th e r t h e a c ti o n b y th e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t a l b o d y is le g is l a ti v e o r ad m in is tra tiv e in n a tu re , th e C o u rt s h o u ld re fr a in fr o m s u b s titu tin g its ju d g m e n t fo r th e b r o a d d is c re tio n a r y a u th o rity o f th e lo c a l g o v e rn m e n ta l b o d y . A n in v a lid a tio n o f th e a c tio n s h o u ld ta k e p la c e o n l y w h e n th e d e c is i o n is c le a r l y il l e g a l , a rb it r a ry , o r c a p r i c io u s .

T h e r e f o r e , t h i s a c t io n ( i n a c t io n ) b y th e C ity o f D e c h e r d C o m m is s io n e r s s h o u l d b e re v ie w e d a c c o r d in g to th a t s t a n d a r d . M y r e v ie w o f th is r e c o r d d o e s n o t le a d to th e c o n c lu s io n th a t th e d e c is io n is " c le a rly ille g a l, a rb itra ry o r c a p r ic i o u s ." T h e r e f o r e , t h e C h a n c e r y C o u r t d e c r e e s h o u l d b e a f f i r m e d . F u r t h e r , I a m m o v e d to c o m m e n t o n t h e p a r a g r a p h re g a r d i n g l e g is l a to r s . M a n y f o r c e s a f f e c t t h e l e g i s la t i v e p r o c e s s a t a n y l e v e l ; s o m e g o o d , s o m e n o t. T h e ju d i c ia ry s h o u ld n e v e r b e u s u r p le g is l a ti v e fu n c ti o n ; b u t w e s h o u ld b e a v a i la b l e a s a c h e c k o n l e g i s la tiv e a c t io n s w h i c h a r e u n c o n s titu t io n a l o r o u ts id e le g is la tiv e p ro v in c e .

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IN T H E C O U R T O F A P P E A L S O F T E N N E S S E E

A T N A S H V IL L E FL E I D B E N N IE D A Y a n d K A R E N D A Y , ) J u ly 1 , 1 9 9 8 ) C e c il W . C r o w s o n P e titio n e rs /A p p e lla n ts , ) A p p e lla te C o u r t C le r k ) A p p e al N o . v . ) 0 1 -A -0 1 -9 7 0 8 -C h -0 0 4 4 2 ) C IT Y O F D E C H E R D , O T IS B . ) F r a n k li n C h a n c e ry S M IT H , J R ., M A Y O R , ) N o . 1 4 ,3 8 1 H A N K W E D D IN G T O N , B IL L V A N ) H O O S IE R , F R A N K G R E E N , a n d ) D A R Y L D O N E Y , C O M M IS S IO N E R S ) ) R e s p o n d e n t s /A p p e l le e s . )

C O N C U R R IN G O P IN IO N

I c o n c u r in th e re s u lt o f t h e m a j o r i t y o p in io n b u t w o u ld b a s e th a t r e s u lt o n d iff e re n t re a s o n in g . I n M c C a lle n v . C ity o f M e m p h is , 7 8 6 S .W .2 d 6 3 3 (1 9 9 0 ) th e S u p re m e C o u r t a b a n d o n e d t h e d if f e re n t s t a n d a r d s o f r e v ie w b e tw e e n c o m m o n la w c e rtio ra ri a n d d e c la ra to ry ju d g m e n t a n d h e ld : W h e th e r t h e a c ti o n b y th e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t a l b o d y is le g is l a ti v e o r ad m in is tra tiv e in n a tu re , th e C o u rt s h o u ld re fr a in fr o m s u b s titu tin g its ju d g m e n t fo r th e b r o a d d is c re tio n a r y a u th o rity o f th e lo c a l g o v e rn m e n ta l b o d y . A n in v a lid a tio n o f th e a c tio n s h o u ld ta k e p la c e o n l y w h e n th e d e c is i o n is c le a r l y il l e g a l , a rb it r a ry , o r c a p r i c io u s .

T h e r e f o r e , t h i s a c t io n ( i n a c t io n ) b y th e C ity o f D e c h e r d C o m m is s io n e r s s h o u l d b e re v ie w e d a c c o r d in g to th a t s t a n d a r d . M y r e v ie w o f th is r e c o r d d o e s n o t le a d to th e c o n c lu s io n th a t th e d e c is io n is " c le a rly ille g a l, a rb itra ry o r c a p r ic i o u s ." T h e r e f o r e , t h e C h a n c e r y C o u r t d e c r e e s h o u l d b e a f f i r m e d . F u r t h e r , I a m m o v e d to c o m m e n t o n t h e p a r a g r a p h re g a r d i n g l e g is l a to r s . M a n y f o r c e s a f f e c t t h e l e g i s la t i v e p r o c e s s a t a n y l e v e l ; s o m e g o o d , s o m e n o t. T h e ju d i c ia ry s h o u ld n e v e r b e u s u r p le g is l a ti v e fu n c ti o n ; b u t w e s h o u ld b e a v a i la b l e a s a c h e c k o n l e g i s la tiv e a c t io n s w h i c h a r e u n c o n s titu t io n a l o r o u ts id e le g is la tiv e p ro v in c e .

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