Legal Opinion
Lanius v. Nashville Electric Service
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 2005No. M2005-00441-SC-R9-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ. joined.
Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, we accepted this interlocutory appeal from the Chancery Court of Sumner County in which the defendant, Nashville Electric Service, seeks dismissal or, in the alternative, transfer of this workers’ compensation case to Davidson County, its county of residence, on the grounds, inter alia, of sovereign immunity and the common law local venue rule. We hold that the defendant is subject to the venue provisions of the…
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