Tennessee § 29-11-101 - Short title.

§ 29-11-101. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Contribution Among Tort-Feasors Act.” Acts 1968, ch. 575, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3101. Cross-References. Comparative fault, joinder of third party defendants, § 20-1-119 . Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-8.03-16. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 147; 6 Tenn. Juris., Common Law, § 5; 7 Tenn. Juris., Contribution and Exoneration, § 12; 9 Tenn. Juris., Damages, § 49; 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 77. Law Reviews. A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Tort Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1447 (2001). A Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, VII. Appellate Review of the Disposition (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 366. Accidental Torts, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1225 (2001). Assumption of Risk in Tennessee Subsequent to the Adoption of Comparative Fault: Perez v. McConkey (Mark W. Milam), 60 Tenn. L. Rev. 1007 (1993). Comparative Fault—Banks v. Elks Club Pride: Preserving Fairness in Liability While Adhering to Strict Comparative Fault Principles (Anna Rudman-Santos), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 637 (2011). Comparative Fault in Tennessee: Where Are We Going and Why Are We in this Handbasket? 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 765 (2000). Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Negligence Standard, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 893 (2001). The Duty Concept in Negligence Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 787 (2001). Constitutional Law — Retroactive Application of a Statute Removing a Statute of Limitations Bar, 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 914. Contribution and Indemnity in Products Liability (Jerry J. Phillips), 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 85. Contribution, Claim Reduction, and Individual Treble Damage Responsibility: Which Path to Reform of Antitrust Remedies? (Edward D. Cavanagh), 40 Vand. L. Rev. 1277 (1987). Duty Rules, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 767 (2001). Incremental Damages — An Economic Analysis of Contributory and Comparative Negligence, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1992). Intent and Recklessness in Tort: The Practical Craft of Restating Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1133 (2001). Interpretive Construction, Systematic Consistency, and Criterial Norms in Tort Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1157 (2001). Legal Cause: Cause-In-Fact and the Scope of Liability for Consequences, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 941 (2001). Liability and Contribution for Indivisible Injury, 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 129. Mary Carter Agreements, Learn the Inside Deal (June F. Entman), 24 No. 1 Tenn. B.J. 10 (1988). McIntyre v. Balentine and the Activist Tennessee Supreme Court (Jerry J. Phillips), 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 33 (1992). Moving to Comparative Negligence in an Era of Tort Reform: Decisions for Tennessee (Carol A. Mutter), 57 Tenn. L. Rev. 199 (1990). Non-Utilitarian Negligence Norms and the Reasonable Person Standard, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 863 (2001). On Determining Negligence Norms, the Reasonable Person Standard, and the Jury, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 813 (2001). Once More Into the Bramble Bush: Duty, Causal Contribution, and the Extent of Legal Responsibility, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1071 (2001). Purpose, Belief, and Recklessness: Pruning the Restatement's (Third) Definition of Intent, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1165 (2001). Recent Developments in Tennessee and Federal Procedure (Donald F. Paine), 36 Tenn. L. Rev. 276. Removing Emotional Harm from the Core of Tort Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 751 (2001). Restatement (Third) of Torts: General Principles and the Prescription of Masculine Order, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1367 (2001). Restating Duty, Breach, and Proximate Cause in Negligence Law: Descriptive Theory and the Rule of Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1039 (2001). Scientific Uncertainty and Causation in Tort Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1011 (2001). Successive Causes and the Enigma of Duplicated Harm, 66 Tenn. L. Rev. 1127 (1999). Tennessee's Contribution Among Tort-feasors Act (James M. May), 37 Tenn. L. Rev. 87. Tennessee Survey of the Law — Indemnity in Tort, 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 307. The Hand Formula in the Draft Restatement (Third) of Torts: Encompassing Fairness as Well as Efficiency Values, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 901 (2001). The John W. Wade Conference on the Third Restatement of Torts, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 639 (2001). The Passing of Palsgraf?, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 803 (2001). The Restatement of Torts and the Courts, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1439 (2001). The Restatement (Third) and the Place of Duty in Negligence Law, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 657 (2001). The Theory of Enterprise Liability and Common Law Strict Liability, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1285 (2001). The Theory of Tort Doctrine and the Restatement (Third) of Torts, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1413 (2001). The Trouble With Negligence, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1187 (2001). The Unexpected Persistence of Negligence, 1980 - 2000, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1337 (2001). Tort Law–Comparative Fault–Original Tortfeasor Rule in Tennessee (Dan Calvert), 78 Tenn. L. Rev. 259 (2010). Torts — Phillips v. Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.: Strictly Speaking, Comparative Negligence Principles Must Be Applied to Strict Liability Actions in Some States, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 209 (1992). Torts — Vicarious Liability — Covenant Not to Sue Servant or Agent as Affecting Liability of Master or Principal (Darrell L. West), 44 Tenn. L. Rev. (1) 188. Torts — Volz v. Ledes: The Tennessee Supreme Court Abolishes Joint and Several Liability in Medical Malpractice Cases Involving Multiple Tortfeasors Whose Separate Acts Cause Indivisible Injury, 26 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1555 (1996). Workers' Compensation Outline (Paul Campbell III), 18 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 11 (1982). Comparative Legislation. Contribution among tort-feasors: Ark. Code § 16-61-201 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 412.010 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.060. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1B-1 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-34. Cited: De Vore Brokerage Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 308 F. Supp. 279, 1969 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8902 (M.D. Tenn. 1969); Dawn v. Essex Conveyors, Inc., 379 F. Supp. 1342, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12024 (E.D. Tenn. 1973); Evans v. Tillett Bros. Const. Co., 545 S.W.2d 8, 1976 Tenn. App. LEXIS 256 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1976); Carey v. Jones, 546 S.W.2d 814, 1976 Tenn. App. LEXIS 217 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1976); Price v. McNabb & Wadsworth Trucking Co., 548 S.W.2d 316, 1976 Tenn. App. LEXIS 223 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1976); Cole v. Arnold, 545 S.W.2d 95, 1977 Tenn. LEXIS 603 (Tenn. 1977); Arnold v. Hayslett, 655 S.W.2d 941, 1983 Tenn. LEXIS 707 (Tenn. 1983); Manning v. Ft. Deposit Bank, 619 F. Supp. 1327, 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14962 (W.D. Tenn. 1985); Underwood v. Waterslides of Mid-America, Inc., 823 S.W.2d 171, 1991 Tenn. App. LEXIS 197 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991); Young v. Kittrell, 833 S.W.2d 505, 1992 Tenn. App. LEXIS 120 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992); Olin Corp. v. Yeargin Inc., 146 F.3d 398, 1998 FED App. 185P, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 12083 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1998); Smith v. Methodist Hosps. of Memphis, 995 S.W.2d 584, 1999 Tenn. App. LEXIS 4 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999); Estate of Bell v. Shelby County Health Care Corp., 318 S.W.3d 823, 2010 Tenn. LEXIS 569 (Tenn. June 24, 2010).