John Jones v. City of Franklin

Tennessee law imposes a one-year statute of limitations for personal-injury suits. Tenn. Code. Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A). But “[i]f the person entitled to commence an action is, at the time the cause of action accrued ... adjudicated incompetent, such person ... may commence the action, after legal rights are restored, within the time of limitation for the particular cause of action.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-106. Plaintiff John Jones commenced this action beyond one year. He argues for application of this Tennessee “adjudicated incompetent” tolling provision based on an emergency-room…