In the event that a duly authorized member of the appellate judiciary enters an order declaring a disaster pursuant to the Tennessee supreme court rules, or the Tennessee rules of civil or appellate procedure, all applicable statutes of limitation and statutes of repose shall be extended in the counties subject to the order by the same number of days by which other applicable filing deadlines are extended. In the event an action could be properly filed in more than one (1) county, the deadline for that action shall be extended only in the county or counties in which a disaster is declared by the order.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-116
Extension during disaster
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Norman Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of Memphis (2012)
Most recently applied in Norman Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of Memphis (February 2012)
Acts 2008, ch. 725, § 1.
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