Joe Martin v. State

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs March 10, 2000 JOE D. MARTIN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Tennessee Claims Commission No. 99000895 No. M1999-01642-COA-R3-CV - Filed July 5, 2001 Claimant, an inmate who was housed in a prison operated by a private prison operating company, filed a claim against the State for the loss of his personal property due to acts of employees of the company. The Claims Commission dismissed the claim for lack of jurisdiction because the private prison employees responsible for the loss were not “state employees.” We affirm. Tenn. R. App. P.…