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· 2/27/2012

Norman Redwing v. Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of Memphis

Citations

  • 363 S.W.3d 436
  • 2012 Tenn. LEXIS 143
  • 2012 WL 604481

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “the reference to ‘cause of action’ in this context is synonymous with the plaintiff’s injury”
  • noting that Tennessee has never adopted equitable tolling and making no effort to do so
  • explaining that discovery “include[s] not only the discovery of the injury but also the discovery of the source of the injury”
  • explaining that discovery “include[s] not only the discovery of the injury but also the discovery of the source of the injury”
  • explaining that the gravamen of a complaint “does not involve the ‘designation’ or ‘form’ of the action”
  • cautioning that, because breach of fiduciary duty claims against religious institution cannot be predicated on religious duty or arise solely from relationship between institution and member, such claims are “quite rare”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Koch, Clark, Holder, Wade, Lee

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