July 02, 2012

Court reviews a case involving a municipal construction project in Chattanooga

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ET AL. v. HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. (Tenn. Ct. App. June 21, 2012)

The plaintiffs in this matter, the city and a redevelopment group, filed this action against the defendant entities involved in the design and construction of a large municipal project on the city’s waterfront. Also named as a defendant was the development manager for the project. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the basis that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit was barred by the applicable statute of limitations found in Tennessee Code Annotated section 28-3-105. The plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Opinion available at:
https://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/cityofchatt_062112.pdf

The Dissenting opinion is available at:
https://www.tba.org/sites/default/files/cityofchatt_DISS_062112.pdf