Rachel Green v. State of Tennessee

Syllabus

In this action filed against the State of Tennessee (\the State\), alleging negligence by employees of the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (\DCS\), the Claims Commission (\the Commission\) dismissed the plaintiffs' claims due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Determining that subject matter jurisdiction existed in the Commission, we vacate the Commission's order and remand this matter to the Commission for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.