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Baines v. Wilson County

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 7, 2002PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J„

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR. and WILLIAM B. CAIN, JJ., joined.

This appeal involves a suit for retaliatory discharge brought by the plaintiff against Wilson County, Wilson Emergency Management Agency and the plaintiffs supervisor. The plaintiff asserts that he was fired in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs claim because, it held, Wilson County and Wilson Emergency Management Agency were both immune pursuant to the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act. Further, it…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hodges v. S.C. Toof & Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Anderson v. Standard Register Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Limbaugh v. Coffee Medical CenterTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hughes v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Griffin v. HardrickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. Brown v. Board of EducationDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2014
  4. Campbell v. Anderson CountyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2010
  5. Dillingham v. MillsapsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2011

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