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· 8/19/2003

Brown v. Hamilton County

Citations

  • 126 S.W.3d 43
  • 2003 Tenn. App. LEXIS 580

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • examining the evidence and concluding that it supported a finding of recklessness sufficient to come within the exception to the public duty rule
  • “Decision making and the use of judgment is not synonymous with discretion for purposes of immunity.”
  • “Local governmental entities are immune from suit except when the General Assembly has, by statute, explicitly permitted them to be sued.” (citing Fretwell v. Chaffin, 652 S.W.2d 755, 756 (Tenn. 1983))

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Judges: Franks, Susano, Swiney

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