Bowden Building Corp. v. Tennessee Real Estate Commission

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission (“the Commission”), the individual members of that commission (“the Commission members”), and the Tennessee Attorney General sought permission to appeal from the trial court’s interlocutory order denying their motion to dismiss. We granted their application for permission to appeal and, for the reasons hereafter stated, we reverse the trial court’s denial of the Defendants’ motion to dismiss.

Facts and PROCEDURAL History

This action, which was originally commenced by Bowden Building Corporation (“Bowden”) in November 1996, pertains to the construction,…