Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-303 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of May 2026
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 13; T.C.A., § 23-3315, repealed by Acts 2011 , ch. 368, § 1, effective 5/30/2011.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1984–2005 · leading case: Tucker v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., 686 S.W.2d 87 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984).
Tucker v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., 686 S.W.2d 87 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-20-303 states that failure to comply with the notice requirements shall be a valid and complete defense to any liability of a governmental entity.”
Krisinda Bowers, A Minor, by next friend, Tammy K. Bowers & Steve Bowers v. Stephen Hammond, 954 S.W.2d 752 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “T.C.A. § 29-20-303 (1980). Citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-20-104, Krisinda, through her parents, contends that the foregoing notice provisions are not applicable to minors.”
Johnson v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., 665 S.W.2d 717 (Tenn. 1984). “” T.C.A. § 29-20-303. The Court of Appeals was of the opinion that a deceased person could not give the requisite notice and that someone must act on his behalf.”
Moss v. Shelby Cnty., 401 F. Supp. 2d 850 (W.D. Tenn. 2005). “The Defendants direct the Court to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-303 , which states that “[fjailure to comply fully with the notice requirements of this chapter shall be a valid and complete defense to any liability of a governmental entity which might otherwise exist by virtue of…”
Vowell Ventures v. City of Martin, 47 S.W.3d 434 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 29-16-124; that the action is barred by the statute of limitations applicable to suits against governmental entities under the Governmental Tort Liability Act T.C.A. § 29-20-303(b); that as a matter of law the denial of a building permit by a municipality does not constitute a…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-303(b) — 1 case
Vowell Ventures v. City of Martin, 47 S.W.3d 434 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “§ 29-16-124; that the action is barred by the statute of limitations applicable to suits against governmental entities under the Governmental Tort Liability Act T.C.A. § 29-20-303(b); that as a matter of law the denial of a building permit by a municipality does not constitute a…”
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