5 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1996–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Jenkins v. Loudon Countygreen2 sentences2015This construction comports with notions of fundamental fairness and justice, and also with the Supreme Court’s often-repeated “established view that disfavors the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to local governments.” Lucius, 925 S.W.2d at 526; see also Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603, 605-06 (Tenn. 1987), 59 S.W.3d 73, 83 (Tenn. 2001), (stating that the Court “does not regard with favor the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to municipal or county governments”); Johnson v. Oman Constr. 2014This construction comports with notions of fundamental fairness and justice, and also with the Supreme Court’s often-repeated “established view that disfavors the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to local governments.” Lucius, 925 S.W.2d at 526; see also Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603, 605-06 (Tenn.1987), abrogated on other grounds by Limbaugh v. Coffee Med. | 4 | 4 |
Limbaugh v. Coffee Medical Centergreen2 sentences2015This construction comports with notions of fundamental fairness and justice, and also with the Supreme Court’s often-repeated “established view that disfavors the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to local governments.” Lucius, 925 S.W.2d at 526; see also Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603, 605-06 (Tenn. 1987), 59 S.W.3d 73, 83 (Tenn. 2001), (stating that the Court “does not regard with favor the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to municipal or county governments”); Johnson v. Oman Constr. 2014Ctr., 59 S.W.3d 73, 83 (Tenn.2001), (stating that the Court “does not regard with favor the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to municipal or county governments”); Johnson v. Oman Constr. | 3 | 3 |
Johnson v. Oman Construction Company, Inc.green2 sentences2015Co., 519 S.W.2d 782, 786 (Tenn. 1975) (“This Court does not regard with favor the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to municipal or county governments.”). 1996See Jenkins v. Loudon County, 736 S.W.2d at 605-606 ; Johnson v. Oman Construction Co., Inc., 519 S.W.2d 782, 786 (Tenn.1975). 3 It is also in accord with recent decisions refuting the sweeping notion that the GTLA necessarily excludes the application of all other rules and statutes not specifically made a part of the GTLA even absent statutory conflict or undermining of the purposes of *527 the GTLA. | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Crowe v. John W. Harton Memorial Hospital
green
1 sentence2014Crowe, 579 S.W.2d at 892 . | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Lucius v. City of Memphis
green
1 sentence2014This construction comports with notions of fundamental fairness and justice, and also with the Supreme Court’s often- repeated “established view that disfavors the doctrine of sovereign immunity as applied to local governments.” Lucius, 925 S.W.2d at 526 ; see also Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603, 605-06 (Tenn. 1987), abrogated on other grounds by Limbaugh v. Coffee Med. | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.