Browder v. Morris

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this negligence action, the plaintiffs-appellants, Charles and Teresa Browder, have appealed from the Court of Appeals’ decision to affirm the trial court’s denial of a motion seeking to amend their complaint for personal injuries filed against the defendants-appellees, Jerry Morris and Chris Castleberry. The plaintiffs’ motion, which sought to name an additional party to the suit, was made pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 20-1-119. This statute allots a plaintiff in a comparative fault case additional time beyond the running of the applicable statute of limitations to…