Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-20-311 — Judgment over limits of insurance policy prohibited
Tennessee § 29-20-311
JurisdictionTennessee
Title29
This text of Tennessee § 29-20-311 (Judgment over limits of insurance policy prohibited) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-311 (2026).
Text
No judgment or award rendered against a governmental entity may exceed the minimum amounts of insurance coverage for death, bodily injury and property damage liability specified in § 29-20-403 , unless such governmental entity has secured insurance coverage in excess of such minimum requirements, in which event the judgment or award may not exceed the applicable limits provided in the insurance policy.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Hill v. City of Germantown
31 S.W.3d 234 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2000)
Wakefield v. Longmire
54 S.W.3d 300 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Evans v. Perkey
647 S.W.2d 636 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1982)
Erwin v. Rose
980 S.W.2d 203 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Lemons v. Cloer
206 S.W.3d 60 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
Dempsey v. Correct Manufacturing Corp.
755 S.W.2d 798 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Hutton v. City of Savannah
968 S.W.2d 808 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
McGaughy v. City of Memphis
823 S.W.2d 209 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
Metaljan v. Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
752 F. Supp. 834 (W.D. Tennessee, 1990)
Cates v. ELECTRIC POWER BD. OF METRO. GOV.
655 S.W.2d 166 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1983)
Brooks v. Memphis & Shelby County Hospital Authority
717 S.W.2d 292 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
Morris Slutsky, et ux v. City of Chattanooga
34 S.W.3d 467 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Matthews v. Pickett County, TN
136 F. Supp. 2d 861 (M.D. Tennessee, 2000)
Larry Wakefield v. Kimberly Longmire
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Richard Deberry v. Lexington Electric System
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
Katy Wilson v. Dickson County
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Erwin, et. ux. v. Lovell
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Jona McCracken v. City of Millington
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Gregory Hill v. City of Germantown, TN
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 28; 1976, ch. 656, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3323.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
Enforcement of chapterCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 29-20-311, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-20-311.