Tennessee Supreme Court· 12/20/2000

Stewart v. State

Citations

33 S.W.3d 785
2000 Tenn. LEXIS 711
2000 WL 1855060

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holding that, outside the Tennessee 6 A narrow exception to sovereign immunity also exists when a plaintiff is suing a state official for prospective relief in order to protect a constitutional right. See Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123, 155-57 (1908
indicating that, under the Claims Commission Act, jurisdiction could be predicated on assumed duties
stating that the word “and” is generally interpreted in the conjunctive
applying common law principles of assumption of a duty where one is not legally imposed to a claim for negligent control
applying common law principles of assumption of a duty where one is not legally imposed to a claim for negligent control
state trooper did not assume a duty to control the actions of local police officers at the scene of an arrest

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Judges: Justice William M. Barker

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