Haynes v. City of Pigeon Forge

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[U]nder Tennessee law, our courts do not decide constitutional questions unless the issue’s resolution is absolutely necessary for determination of the case and the rights of the parties.”
• city may not amend zoning ordinance unless proposed amendment is first submitted to planning commission for consideration
• “[O]ur courts do not decide constitutional questions unless the issue’s resolution is absolutely necessary for determination of the case and the rights of the parties.”
• “[U]nder Tennessee law, our courts do not decide constitutional questions unless the issue’s resolution is absolutely necessary for determination of the case and the rights of the other parties.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).