Legal Opinion
Abels Ex Rel. Hunt v. Genie Industries, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 14, 2006No. M2005-02597-SC-R23-CQPublishedCited by 114 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined.
We accepted two questions of law certified by the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee to determine whether the applicable statute of limitations, Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1) (2000), begins to run against the tort claims of a legally disabled individual once a legal guardian is appointed. We hold that Tennessee’s legal disability statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 28-1-106 (2000), tolls the statute of limitations for legally disabled individuals for so…
3Cases cited31 opinions
- Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
- McCroskey v. Bryant Air Conditioning CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Calaway Ex Rel. Calaway v. SchuckerTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Henry v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- In Re Conservatorship of ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
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