Tennessee Statutes
§ 5-1-105 — Suits against counties
Tennessee § 5-1-105
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-1-105 (2026).
Text
Suits may be maintained against a county for any just claim, as against other corporations.
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Related
Lane v. Lincoln County Hospital
537 F. Supp. 114 (E.D. Tennessee, 1982)
Bates v. Hardeman County Government
(W.D. Tennessee, 2021)
HLFIP Holding, Inc. v. Rutherford County, Tennessee
(M.D. Tennessee, 2021)
McCord v. Hardeman County Government
(W.D. Tennessee, 2020)
Music v. Qualls
(M.D. Tennessee, 2020)
Bill Travis v. Trustees of Lakewood Park v. Coffee County, Tennessee
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 403 (deriv. Acts 1857-1858, ch. 15, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 494; Code 1932, § 740; Acts 1972, ch. 565, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-105.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Enumeration of counties§ 5-1-102
Jurisdiction over boundary waters§ 5-1-103
Corporate capacity§ 5-1-104
County officers - Filling vacancies§ 5-1-105
Suits against counties§ 5-1-106
Suits for use of counties§ 5-1-107
Mandamus to enforce county duties§ 5-1-108
Division into districts§ 5-1-109
Continuation of existing districts§ 5-1-110
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 5-1-105, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/5-1-105.