Suits Against Counties

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Suits may be maintained against a county for any just claim, as against other corporations.

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.

Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 85.

Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 30.

Attorney General Opinions. Authority of special school district to settle litigation with county, OAG 97-104, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 99 (7/28/97).


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