Mary MATTHEWS, Plaintiff/Petitioner,
v.
PICKETT COUNTY, Tennessee, Larry Peek and Dana Dowdy, Individually and in their official capacity as employees for the Pickett County Sheriff's Department, Defendants/Respondents.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 14, 1999.
June 14, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Joseph A. Johnston, Max Mendelsohn, Nashville, for Petitioner.
Robert H. Watson, Jr., John C. Duffy, Knoxville, for Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool.
Theodore R. Kern, Knoxville, for Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Association of Legal Services.
Alan T. Fister, Jeffrey M. Beemer, Nashville, for Respondents.
Christina Norris, Nashville, for Amici Curiae, Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Lawyers' Association For Women, Marion Griffin Chapter, and Tennessee Lawyers Association For Women.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.
OPINION
HOLDER, J.
This case comes to us on a certified question of law.1 The petitioner, Mary Matthews, filed this action in the United States District Court against the respondents, Pickett County, Tennessee, Larry Peek, and Dana Dowdy. The district court held that the petitioner's negligence action was barred by the public duty doctrine, which shields public entities and public employees from tort liability for injuries caused...
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