Cause of Action Legal Tennessee 
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Tennessee is not only the Supreme Court’s first oral argument of the 2021-22 term, but it is also the first time that states have asked the court to weigh in on how they should share an interstate aquifer. The key legal issue in Mississippi v. Share Mississippi v. Like most original jurisdiction water cases, Mississippi v.
Day on Torts
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Where plaintiff’s personal injury claim was based on a Tennessee car accident for which defendant was given a traffic citation for failure to exercise due care under Tenn. 55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § Code Ann. §
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Day on Torts
APRIL 15, 2022
Reid had her “execute legal documents while under the influence of medication and falsely led [plaintiff] to believe that she could change her mind,” and that CRMC was vicariously liable for Ms. Reid’s actions. Plaintiff alleged that Ms. The trial court also found alternative grounds for dismissal as to some defendants, including Ms.
Day on Torts
JANUARY 11, 2021
Dyer County Tennessee , No. The Court of Appeals first analyzed whether a special relationship was created by the deputy’s actions. In Kimble v. W2019-02042-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. 16, 2020), plaintiff filed suit under the Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) after he was injured in a car accident. internal citation omitted).
Day on Torts
MARCH 29, 2022
of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. requires a court granting or denying summary judgment to “state the legal grounds upon which the court denies or grants the motion, which shall be included in the order reflecting the court’s ruling.”
Day on Torts
AUGUST 9, 2021
Defendant implied in his brief that a check could not be considered “tangible personal property,” but the Court quickly pointed out that “conversion of checks is actionable” in Tennessee, as “checks designate specific amounts of money for use for specific purposes.” internal citations omitted). internal citation omitted).
Day on Torts
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Here, the issue was whether the pre-suit notice letter was sent by plaintiff “more than one year after the cause of action accrued and the one-year statute of limitations period began to run.”. Note: Chapter 50, Section 3 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision.
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