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· 4/2/2012

GIGGERS v. Memphis Housing Authority

Citations

  • 363 S.W.3d 500
  • 2012 WL 1075163
  • 2012 Tenn. LEXIS 216

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that “[a]n operational decision requires that the decision-maker act reasonably when implementing preexisting policy”
  • explaining that if the injury results from a discretionary act of the governmental entity, regardless of whether that discretion was abused, a governmental entity remains immune under section 29-20-205(1)
  • “When a negligent act occurs in contravention of an established policy, that act is operational in nature and is not entitled to immunity under the [T]GTLA.”

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Judges: Justice Janice M. Holder

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