Abraham Asley Augustin v. Bradley County Sheriff's Office

Syllabus

Appellant appeals from the dismissal of his complaint seeking damages for the improper forfeiture of his property seized incident to an arrest. The trial court dismissed the action on the basis of lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm the trial court's dismissal of Appellant's claim for the return of his seized property, as the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate that claim. We reverse, however, the dismissal of Appellant's claim for damages related to a bad faith seizure under Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-33-215.