Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Sumner County
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 8, 1983PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNER, Judge.
The question here is whether Tennessee’s Governmental Tort Liability Act (the Act), T.C.A. § 29-20-201, et seq., applies to breach of warranty actions arising out of contract against governmental entities. We hold that it does not. In general, this is because such breach of warranty actions are ex contractu while the subject legislation, as its title expresses, is intended to govern actions ex delicto.
*658The plaintiffs-appellees, David Simpson and his wife, Vicki Simpson, filed suit against the defendants-appellees, Sumner County and the Sumner County Board of Education (the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hartley v. BallouSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Bodne v. AustinTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
- Hackworth v. Ralston Purina CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Dixon v. Mountain City Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Williams v. ThompsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
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