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legislature provided general immunity in Tennessee

11 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1996–2014 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.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Kirby v. MacOn Countygreen
tenn · 1994 · cited in 11 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 1996–2014
2 sentences

2014Passage of the TGTLA constituted “an act of grace through which the legislature provided general immunity to governmental entities from tort liability but removed it in certain limited and specified instances.” Kirby v. Macon Cnty., 892 S.W.2d 403, 406 (Tenn. 1994).

2014Passage of the TGTLA constituted “an act of grace through which the legislature provided general immunity to governmental entities from tort liability but removed it in certain limited and specified instances.” Kirby v. Macon Cnty., 892 S.W.2d 403, 406 (Tenn. 1994).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-201 (11) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-203 (7) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-205 (7) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-307 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-101 (3) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-202 (3)

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.

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