Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Court reviews whether the trial court properly ordered enforcement of a subpoena to provide information to the Assessor of Property

METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY by and through THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR OF PROPERTY v. LAMAR TENNESSEE, LLC d/b/a LAMAR ADVERTISING OF NASHVILLE (Tenn. Ct. App. December 9, 2009)

This case involves a subpoena issued by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, on behalf of the Davidson County Assessor of Property, which required the appellant to provide information regarding its business operations. When the appellant did not comply with the subpoena, Metro filed a complaint seeking to enforce it. The trial court ruled that the appellant must provide the requested information. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2009/lamar_120909.pdf