55-10-314 - Liability for spill of hazardous waste from twin trailer truck. - Tennessee Statutes

55-10-314. Liability for spill of hazardous waste from twin trailer truck.

If any person who is driving or in physical control of a twin trailer truck that contains hazardous waste, as defined in § 68-212-104, is adjudicated to have been at fault in a court of competent jurisdiction for an accident resulting in a spill of the hazardous waste, the employer of the person shall be jointly and severally responsible for:

     (1)  Damages incurred as a result of the spill; and

     (2)  Any clean-up cost that may result from the spill.

[Acts 1982, ch. 912, § 5.]