Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Sullivan County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 1, 1980PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
This case involves the construction of the term “municipality” as it appears in T.C.A. § 23-3314. The statute provides,
A claim against a governmental entity shall be forever barred whether this statute be pled in bar of such action, unless notice thereof is filed within one hundred twenty (120) days after the cause of action arises except where the cause of action arises out of injury resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle. Any claim filed against a governmental entity shall be in the form of a registered or certified letter by United States mail to the chief…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Watts v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
3Cited by25 opinions
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