Venue of actions
Known as the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (44 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 86 F. Supp. 2d 797 - Malone v. Fayette County, Tenn. (2000)
Most recently applied in 86 F. Supp. 2d 797 - Malone v. Fayette County, Tenn. (February 2000)
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 17; 1980, ch. 828, § 3; T.C.A., § 23-3320.
(1) Suits filed under this chapter may be brought in the county in which such governmental entity is located or in the county in which the incident occurred from which the cause of action arises.
(2) A governmental entity operating in more than one (1) county shall be deemed to be located in the county where its principal office is found.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.