CHEAIRS v. LAWSON


815 S.W.2d 533 (1991)

Robert Lee CHEAIRS, Petitioner/Appellee, v. Robert LAWSON, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Safety, Respondent/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, George H. Coffin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent-appellant.

James T. Sanderson, Bolivar, for petitioner-appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 9, 1991.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This dispositive issue before this Court is whether the provisions of Tenn.R.Civ.P. 6.05 may be used to extend the time for filing a petition to review a final order of the Tennessee Department of Safety. We conclude that such an order cannot be considered "notice or other paper" as provided for in the rule, and that the time prescribed by statute for initiating...

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