Hawks v. City of Westmoreland

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• concluding that the application of an exception listed in section 29-20-205 does not apply to a claim brought under section 29-20-204
• applying the same rationale to demonstrate that section 29-20-205(4) does not provide immunity from suit arising from allegations pursuant to section 29-20-204
• stating that a party “will be charged with constructive notice of a fact or information, if the fact or information could have been discovered by reasonable diligence and the [party] had a duty to exercise reasonable diligence to inquire into the matter”
• discussing the inapplicability of another exception delineated under section 29-20- 205 to section 29-20-204
• “In 1973, the General Assembly enacted the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (‘the GTLA’), which governs claims -8- against counties, municipalities, and other local governmental agencies, but does not apply to state government.”

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