Tennessee § 28-1-115 - Dismissed federal court actions.
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§ 28-1-115. Dismissed federal court actions.
Notwithstanding any applicable statute of limitation to the contrary, any party filing an action in a federal court that is subsequently dismissed for lack of jurisdiction shall have one (1) year from the date of such dismissal to timely file such action in an appropriate state court. Acts 1984, ch. 520, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1984, ch. 964, § 1 provided that this section does not apply to any nonsuit or notice of dismissal filed prior to April 13, 1984, and the law in effect on the date of nonsuit or notice of dismissal was filed shall govern any such suit. It is the legislative intent that this section not be applied retroactively to any nonsuit or notice of dismissal filed prior to April 13, 1984, and that notwithstanding this section or Tenn. R. Civ. P. 41.01, or any construction to the contrary, nonsuit taken prior to April 13, 1984 shall also terminate any counterclaim filed in a civil suit. Law Reviews. Nonsuits IV: An Updated List of Don'ts (Donald F. Paine), 39 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 15 (2003). Sex, Lies and Nonsuits (Donald F. Paine), 29 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 17 (1993).
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Section 28-1-115 ("Dismissed federal court actions.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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