City ordinance violation does not extend Tennessee’s typical one-year personal injury statute of limitations.
Day on Torts
MAY 23, 2023
Ordinarily and subject to several important exceptions, the statute of limitations in Tennessee personal injury cases is one year. One exception to that rule is Tenn. 28-3-104(a(2), which addresses situations where the civil defendant faced criminal charges as a result of a incident giving rise to the cause of action.
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