United States v. Ronnie Smith

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• concluding that a private right of action existed pursuant to the Tennessee Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act to permit the plaintiff’s declaratory judgment action that the county water authority exceeded its authority by imposing a particular charge
• explaining that the Rye standard applies in lawsuits commenced after July 1, 2011, the date that the standards set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-16-101 became effective
• explaining that the Rye standards apply in lawsuits, like this one, that were commenced after July 1, 2011, the date the standards set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-16-101 became effective
• noting that although the trial court considered the motion for summary judgment pursuant to the standard set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-16-101 because the lawsuit had been filed after July 2011, the Rye standards applied
• noting that although the trial court considered the motion for summary judgment pursuant to the standard set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-16-101 because the lawsuit had been filed after July 2011, the Rye standards applied
• “We review the interpretation of the statutes by the lower courts de novo, with no presumption of correctness.”

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