Tennessee Construction Law
Updates in the field of construction law as practiced in Tennessee, primarily through posting and comment on construction-related judicial opinions published by the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court.
Author: David Headrick is a lawyer based in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Recent Posts from Tennessee Construction Law
- Court takes the plain meaning of a homeowner's association declaration to find that developer's obligation to pay fees had not commenced
- Allegedy inflated appraisal made prior to construction of new home cannot support a fraudulent misrepresentation claim; Court endorses "cost approach"
- Counties are not required to obtain utility easements to undertake repair of existing sewer lines
- Easement reserved on a recorded plat is "express" and does not terminate with the reason for prescription
- Court endorses zoning boards reading of its zoning ordinances
- Court denies waiver and awards attorneys fees to contractor after appeal establishes contractual right to recover
- In a dispute over land ownership, payment of taxes is controlling only in the absence of contrary facts and circumstances
- Municipal planning commission may approve/disprove a plat with a majority vote, if a quorum is present
- Conflicting surveys are subject to Court's review of the ambiguous and contradictory evidence supporting them
- Breach of construction contract fails because signature was induced for discussion purposes only