Doyle v. Frost

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• recognizing that following the amendment to section 20-1-119, governmental entities “should be treated, for the purposes of [amendments], like any other party”
• holding that Rule 15.03 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, pertaining to the relation back doctrine, does not impermissibly extend the statute of limitations in the GTLA
• holding that by vesting jurisdiction of GTLA actions in circuit court, where the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure applied, the Legislature intended to allow the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure to apply to GTLA actions
• noting that sovereign immunity applies to both suits against the State and against governmental entities
• discussing that the TGTLA governs claims against counties, municipalities, and other local governmental agencies
• finding that allowing an amendment to relate back to an original filing date did not conflict with the purposes of the GTLÁ statute of limitations as the defendants were sufficiently provided with notice to preserve the relevant evidence

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