Reversing Court of Appeals: In Tennessee, if Plaintiff sues Defendant 1 within the statute of limitations, Defendant 1 blames a nonparty, and Plaintiff timely adds the nonparty (now Defendant 2) as a party defendant after the statute of limitations has expired but utilizing the 90-day grace period of T.C.A. 20-1-119. Later, Defendant 2 blames another nonparty. Plaintiff is prohibited from utilizing T.C.A. 20-1-119 to add that nonparty to the action. Why? Because T.C.A. 20-1-119 says that the defendant alleging comparative fault against the nonparty must have been sued within the statute of limitations.
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Decision |
State, 6th Circuit, Tennessee |
United States
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