Chrisman v. Hill Home Development, Inc.

OPINION

BIRCH, Justice.

We granted permission to appeal under Rule 11, Tenn. R.App. P., 1 to Jim Hill and Hill Home Development, Inc., the defendants, in order to determine whether they are entitled to summary judgment on the plaintiffs’ claims of concealment or nuisance. With regard to the claim of concealment, we find that Hill is entitled to summary judgment because he has demonstrated that the plaintiffs are unable to prove an essential element of their claim. As respects the claim of nuisance, we find that the statute of repose bars that claim, thereby entitling the defendants to summary…