Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Spooner
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 5, 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNER, Judge.
The sole issue raised is when is a general sessions judgment rendered so that the one-year statute of limitations on the refiling of a case that has been non-suited begins to run.
This tort action was instituted in the Montgomery County General Sessions Court on January 7, 1977. Thereafter, the plaintiff-appellant, Elizabeth W. Christopher,1 moved for a non-suit, which was granted by the general sessions judge on March 30,1979. An order to this effect was signed by the judge and by the attorneys for both parties and filed with the clerk of the court on that same day.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gray v. PalmerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
- Jackson v. JarrattTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
- Anderson v. MitchellIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
- Shepard v. LanierTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
- Carter v. Board of Zoning AppealsTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Hohenberg v. Shelby County, TennesseeDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2022
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