Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 (2026)
Product altered or abnormally used
✓ current as of May 2026
If a product is not unreasonably dangerous at the time it leaves the control of the manufacturer or seller but was made unreasonably dangerous by subsequent unforeseeable alteration, change, improper maintenance or abnormal use, the manufacturer or seller is not liable.
Acts 1978, ch. 703, § 9; T.C.A., § 23-3708.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Snyder v. LTG Lufttechnische GmbH, 955 S.W.2d 252 (Tenn. 1997).
Snyder v. LTG Lufttechnische GmbH, 955 S.W.2d 252 (Tenn. 1997). “If “no,” of what effect is Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-28-108? As explained below, the answer to the first certified question is that products liability defendants in a suit for personal injuries based on allegations of negligence and strict liability in tort may introduce relevant…”
Davis v. Komatsu Am. Indus. Corp., 42 S.W.3d 34 (Tenn. 2001). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-28-108. From the plain language of these statutory provisions, two principles are apparent.”
Myers v. Hayes Int'l Corp., 701 F. Supp. 618 (M.D. Tenn. 1988). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-28-108 and Ky. Rev.Stat.”
King-Bradwall P'ship v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 865 S.W.2d 18 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). “2 Consequently, we find that the action of the Plaintiffs is barred by either T.C.A. 29-28-108 or 47-2-725. II The Plaintiffs further insist that T.”
Memphis Bank & Trust Co. v. Water Servs. Inc., 758 S.W.2d 525 (Tenn. 1988). “T.C.A. § 29-28-108 provides: If a product is not unreasonably dangerous at the time it leaves the control of the manufacturer or seller but was made unreasonably dangerous by a subsequent unforeseeable alteration, change, improper maintenance or abnormal use, the manufacturer or…”
Carolyn Coffman v. Armstrong Int'l, Inc. (Tenn. 2021). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 (emphasis added).”
Carolyn Coffman v. Armstrong Int'l, Inc. - Dissenting (Tenn. 2021). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 (2012) (emphasis added).”
Kines v. Ford Motor Co. (W.D. Tenn. 2021). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 . There is no question that the proximate cause of Ms.”
Holmquist v. Sunbeam Prods., Inc. (M.D. Tenn. 2021). “Whether the Control was Defective, Unreasonably Dangerous, or Used Abnormally Kehoe argues it is entitled to summary judgment because Plaintiffs’ use of the blanket made the product unreasonably dangerous, thereby absolving it from liability.”
Janney v. NSK Am. Corp. (M.D. Tenn. 2022). “Rob Fesmire, DDS” with the “Fesmire Dental Group,” under Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 . (Doc. No. 7, at 9; Doc.”
Richard P. Alexander v. Antonio Zamperela (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-28-108 (2000). We are not persuaded by Defendants’ attempts to broadly construe present Tennessee products liability case law to mean that manufacturers may never be held liable whenever a third party intentionally bypasses the safety system installed by the…”
Carolyn Coffman v. Armstrong Int'l, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “at § 29-28-108 (emphasis added). 19 Fisher challenges the admissibility of plaintiffs’ evidence that Fisher directed the use of asbestos with its products.”
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