JOSPHEEN GUIRGUIS ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY - Articles

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JOSPHEEN GUIRGUIS ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 5, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: W. Gary Blackburn, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, Jospheen Guirguis, Martena G., and Mariam K.

Attorneys 2: Andrew D. McClanahan and Peter G. Vizcarrondo, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

Judge(s): STAFFORD

The plaintiffs were injured by gunfire when the police were called to their residence to stop a domestic incident and burglary in progress. The plaintiffs sued the defendant city, arguing that their employee police officers were negligent in failing to adhere to department policies and rules. Some years after the case had been filed, the city filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that the claims involved civil rights and that the city’s governmental immunity was not removed under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act. The trial court agreed and granted the city’s motion, dismissing the case. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

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