Tennessee § 47-18-110 - Limitations of actions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-18-110 — Limitations of actions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-18-110. Limitations of actions.
Any action commenced pursuant to § 47-18-109 shall be brought within one (1) year from a person's discovery of the unlawful act or practice, but in no event shall an action under § 47-18-109 be brought more than five (5) years after the date of the consumer transaction giving rise to the claim for relief. Acts 1977, ch. 438, § 11; 1991, ch. 468, § 5; 2002, ch. 617, § 1. Law Reviews. Mass Tort–Class Action Certification–The Unavailability of Class Certification under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and the Appropriateness of Class Claims Alleging Common Law Fraud and Misrepresentation in Tennessee (Sarah-Katherine Adams Wright), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 491 (2009). Cited: County of Johnson by Board of Education v. United States Gypsum Co., 580 F. Supp. 284, 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20642 (E.D. Tenn. 1984); Myers v. Hayes International Corp., 701 F. Supp. 618, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13348 (M.D. Tenn. 1988); Mackey v. Judy's Foods, Inc., 867 F.2d 325, 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 1380 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1989); Bernard v. Houston Ezell Corp., 968 S.W.2d 855, 1997 Tenn. App. LEXIS 689 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Lindsey v. Allstate Ins. Co., 34 F. Supp. 2d 636, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4487 (W.D. Tenn. 1999); Federal Express Corp. v. USPS, 75 F. Supp. 2d 807, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18158 (W.D. Tenn. 1999); Heatherly v. Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 43 S.W.3d 911, 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 751 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000); French v. First Union Sec., Inc., 209 F. Supp. 2d 818, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14059 (M.D. Tenn. 2002); Fortune v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 360 S.W.3d 390, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 643 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 12, 2010); Wise Constr., LLC v. Boyd, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 124 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2011).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 47-18-110
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-18-110 cover?
Section 47-18-110 ("Limitations of 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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