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LUCIUS v. CITY OF MEMPHIS

925 S.W.2d 522 (1996)

Nancye L. LUCIUS and Richard S. Burns, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

July 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Heflin, III, Bourland, Helfin, Alvarez, Holley & Minor, Memphis, for Appellant Lucius.

Melanie M. Shuttleworth, Shuttleworth, Wilkinson & Wilson, Memphis, for Appellant Burns.

Monice Moore Hagler, L. Kenneth McCown, Jr., Memphis, for Appellee.

OPINION

WHITE, Justice.

In this suit for personal injury and property damage, the Court must decide whether municipalities are liable for post-judgment interest on judgments rendered under the Governmental Tort Liability Act (hereafter "GTLA"), Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-20-101 et seq. (1980 Repl. & 1995 Supp.). For the reasons explained below, we hold that judgments obtained pursuant to the GTLA accrue post-judgment interest. The judgment...

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