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Jenkins v. Loudon County

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 14, 1987PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

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DROWOTA, Justice.

An issue of first impression is presented by this case. Application for Permission to Appeal was granted to determine whether the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, T.C.A. §§ 29-20-101, et seq. (GTLA), supercedes T.C.A. §§ 8-8-301 through 8-8-303, which provide a waiver of immunity to suit against a county to recover damages caused by wrongful conduct of a sheriffs deputy. Plaintiff, Nancy Jenkins, brought this action to recover on a judgment awarded in Federal Court for violation of her civil rights by a deputy sheriff employed by Defendant, Loudon County. The…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Neff v. Cherokee Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. HughesTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Johnson v. Oman Construction Company, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Metropolitan Government of Nashville v. PoeTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Oliver v. KingTennessee Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cheryl Merolla v. Wilson County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2019

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