Tennessee § 58-8-114 - Recognition and enforcement of laws regarding tort liability.
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§ 58-8-114. Recognition and enforcement of laws regarding tort liability.
When any other state provides that it will recognize and enforce the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20, and other Tennessee laws governing the tort liability of Tennessee's governmental entities and their employees in any case brought in that state's courts against the governmental entity or its employees arising from aid or assistance provided by a Tennessee governmental entity in that state, Tennessee shall recognize and enforce that state's laws relative to the tort liability of its political subdivisions and their employees and agents in any case brought in a Tennessee court against the political subdivision or its employees and agents arising from aid or assistance provided by the political subdivision of that state in Tennessee. Acts 2004, ch. 743, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-8-114 ("Recognition and enforcement of laws regarding tort liability.") 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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