Tennessee § 28-3-201 - Part definitions.

§ 28-3-201. Part definitions.

As used in this part, the terms set out hereinbelow are defined as follows: “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, business, trust, unincorporated organization, association or joint stock company; and “Substantial completion” means that degree of completion of a project, improvement, or a specified area or portion thereof (in accordance with the contract documents, as modified by any change orders agreed to by the parties) upon attainment of which the owner can use the same for the purpose for which it was intended; the date of substantial completion may be established by written agreement between the contractor and the owner. Acts 1965, ch. 353, § 5; T.C.A., § 28-318. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, §§ 4, 15, 17. Law Reviews. Accrual of Cause of Action in Products Liability and Other Tort Actions, 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 593. Constitutional Law — Limitation of Actions — Application of the Products Liability Statute of Repose, 52 Tenn. L. Rev. 97 (1984). Products Liability — Lessors as Warrantors of Fitness in Tennessee, 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 303 (1986). Statutes of Limitations — Personal Injury, Property Damage and Breach of Warranty, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 803. The Expanding Liability of Design Professionals, 20 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 611 (1991). When the Earth Moves and Buildings Tumble, Who Will Pay? — Tort Liability and Defenses for Earthquake Damage within the New Madrid Fault Zone, 22 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (1991).