Legal Opinion
Halliburton v. Town of Halls
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 3, 2008No. W2007-02505-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · FarmerDavid R. Farmer, J.
in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.
This case requires us to inquire whether the Town of Halls was immune under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (“GTLA”) for maintaining a baseball field that the plaintiff alleges is a nuisance because one of many balls that flew over the field’s fence into a residential neighborhood injured him. The trial court held that the Town of Halls was immune from liability because it had engaged in a discretionary function and that the baseball field did not constitute a nuisance. On appeal, we find that…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowden v. WardTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Kirby v. MacOn CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Texas Co. v. AycockTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Helton v. Knox County, Tenn.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Collier v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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4Cited by9 opinions
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