Title 28 Limitation Of Actions 28-3-104. Personal tort actions; actions against certain professionals., Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104
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Summary
(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), the following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued:
(A)
Actions for libel, injuries to the person, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, or breach of marriage promise;
(B)
Civil actions for compensatory or punitive damages, or both, brought under the federal civil rights statutes; and
(C)
Actions for statutory penalties.
(2)
A cause of action listed in subdivision (a)(1) shall be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrued, if: