Robert E. Lee Flade v. City of Shelbyville, Tennessee

10/09/2024 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 21, 2024 Session ROBERT E. LEE FLADE v. CITY OF SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Bedford County No. 13837 M. Wyatt Burk, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2022-00553-SC-R11-CV __________________________________ In this appeal, we examine the intersection of the rule governing the voluntary dismissal of a civil action, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 41.01, and the statutory scheme of the Tennessee Public Participation Act (“TPPA”),

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