HAYNES v. RUTHERFORD COUNTY

No. M2010-01577-COA-R3-CV.

359 S.W.3d 585 (2011)

John HAYNES v. RUTHERFORD COUNTY, et al.

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

June 27, 2011.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 21, 2011.

Published Pursuant to Tenn. R. S. Ct. 4(D).


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell J. Ferguson , Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, John Haynes.

Thomas S. Santel, Jr. , and Jeremy M. Cothern , Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellee, Rutherford County and Matthew J. Goney.


OPINION

FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, P.J., M.S., and ANDY D. BENNETT, J., joined.

The issue in this matter is whether Tenn.Code Ann. § 16-1-116 ("the Transfer Statute") tolls the running of the statute of limitations when a claim under the Government Tort Liability Act is filed in a court that lacks subject matter jurisdiction, and the court transfers the case to a court with jurisdiction...

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