Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-103 (2026)
Accrual of agent's liability to principal
✓ current as of May 2026
When an injury arises from the act or omission of a deputy or agent, the time for the limitation of an action by the principal against such deputy or agent does not commence to run until the liability of the principal for the act or omission is ascertained by suit of the aggrieved party against such principal, or otherwise.
Code 1858, § 2781; Shan., § 4478; Code 1932, § 8605; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-103.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1984–2012 · leading case: Cnty. of Johnson v. United States Gypsum Co., 580 F. Supp. 284 (E.D. Tenn. 1984).
Cnty. of Johnson v. United States Gypsum Co., 580 F. Supp. 284 (E.D. Tenn. 1984). “(1) The defendants argue that all of the plaintiffs claims are barred by the applicable ten-year statute of limitations, T.C.A. § 28-1-103. Initially, the plaintiffs argument must be considered that it is protected from the running of any statute of limitations by T.”
Cheyenne Duffer v. Keystops, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-103 (a)(1). 2. In addition to granting the motion for summary judgment, the court held that dismissal was appropriate pursuant to Rule 41.”
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