JEFF HURST v. CITY OF MORRISTOWN

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE April 15, 2025 Session JEFF HURST v. CITY OF MORRISTOWN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hamblen County No. 21CV047 William Erwin Phillips, II, Judge ___________________________________ No. E2024-00779-COA-R3-CV ___________________________________ This is a Governmental Tort Liability Act (“GTLA”) case, Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-20-101, et seq., alleging negligent operation of a street sweeper by a city employee. The trial court denied the city’s claims of immunity and entered judgment after a nonjury trial, apportioning 51 percent…