Glenda Cooper v. State

OPINION

This is a wrongful death action filed against the State of Tennessee 1 with the Tennessee Claims Commission. The State filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, asserting that it was not hable for the actions of the Bradley County Sheriff, whose negligence is alleged to be the proximate cause of the death of the plaintiffs intestate. The Claims Commission, relying upon the case of Spurlock v. Sumner County, 42 S.W.3d 75 (Tenn.2001), held that the sheriff was not a state employee 2 but rather a county officer. It dismissed the claim against the State. We affirm.

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Glenda Cooper sued…