John Haynes v. Rutherford County

OPINION

FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., and ANDY D. BENNETT, J., ' joined.

The issue in this matter is whether Tenn.Code Ann. § 16-1-116 (“the Transfer Statute”) tolls the running of the statute of limitations when a claim under the Government Tort Liability Act is filed in a court that lacks subject matter jurisdiction, and the court transfers the case to a court with jurisdiction. Acting pro se, the plaintiff filed a GTLA claim in the general sessions court of Rutherford County; the civil warrant was filed prior to the…