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TN Code § 29-18-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-120. Trial in Circuit Court

  Actions originally instituted in the circuit court will stand for trial at the first term after the pleadings are complete.   The jury, if it finds for the plaintiff, will ascertain the damages the plaintiff has sustained, including rent, and judgment shall be given accordingly.    Code 1858, § 3367 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 8, 9); Shan., § 5116; Code 1932, § 9271; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 565, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1621.
TN Code § 29-18-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-121. Subpoenas

 The general sessions judge before whom the complaint is made, or the one before whom the cause is to be tried, may issue subpoenas for witnesses into any county of the state.   Code 1858, § 3356; impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5105; Code 1932, § 9259; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1622.
TN Code § 29-18-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-122. Fees

  The general sessions judge is entitled to one dollar ($1.00) per day for trying cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, or unlawful detainer.   The officer is entitled to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each defendant named in the original process, and one dollar ($1.00) for each witness summoned.   Each witness shall receive one dollar ($1.00) for each day's attendance.    Code 1858, § 3365 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 131, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5114; mod. Code 1932, § 9269; Acts 1957, ch. 22, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1623.   Collateral References. Forcible entry and detainer 47.
TN Code § 29-18-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-123. Bond to Confess Judgment at Termination of Lease — Judgment and Writ

  Any person, granting a lease of lands, tenements, and hereditaments, may incorporate or take from the tenant a bond covenanting to deliver possession of the rented premises on the day specified therein as the end of the term of the lease, and further authorizing the party from whom the premises are rented, or any other person whose name may be mentioned as attorney, in case possession of the premises is not delivered in conformity with the provisions of the lease, to appear on any day of the term of any court having jurisdiction in such case, the term of such court to be expressly named, and the premises to be sufficiently described in the bond, and then and there, in the name of the party executing the bond, confess a judgment for possession of the rented premises.   Upon presentation of the bond, and satisfactory proof of its execution, the court shall enter judgment for possession and also for costs of the proceeding, in favor of the party granting the lease against the tenant thus unlawfully holding over.   The writ of possession shall have effect to dispossess any party in possession who holds as assignee or sublessee of the original tenant.
TN Code § 29-18-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-124. Form of Judgment for Plaintiff

 The judgment for the plaintiff should be endorsed on the warrant or annexed thereto, substantially to the following effect:   A B  Judgment for the plaintiff, that plaintiff be restored to possession of   the   v.  land described in the within warrant, and that a writ of possession   C D  or restitution issue therefor, and also for the costs of suit. This   day of  , 20 . E F, G.S.J.   Code 1858, § 3357 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 3); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5106; Code 1932, § 9260; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1626.
TN Code § 29-18-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-125. Monetary Judgments for Plaintiff

 In all cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, and unlawful detainer, the judge of the court of general sessions trying the cause shall be authorized and it shall be the judge's duty to ascertain the arrearage of rent, interest, and damages, if any, and render judgment therefor if the judge's judgment shall be that the plaintiff recover possession.
TN Code § 29-18-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-126. Delay Before Execution

 No execution or writ of possession shall issue against the defendant upon any judgment, under this chapter, until after the lapse of ten (10) days from the rendition of the judgment.   Code 1858, § 3361 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 4, 6; 1849-1850, ch. 131, § 3); Shan., § 5109; Code 1932, § 9264; Acts 1963, ch. 115, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1628.
TN Code § 29-18-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-127. Form of Execution and Writ — Disposition of Personal Property Following Defendant's Removal From Property

  The execution for costs shall issue in the usual form, and the writ of possession may be as follows:  State of Tennessee,   To the sheriff or any constable of such county:  County.   Whereas, at a trial of forcible and unlawful detainer had in such county on the  day of  , 20 , before E F, a judge of the court of general sessions of such county, judgment was given that A B recover from C D possession of a certain tract or parcel of land, bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert the description in the warrant]: We therefore command you, that you take with you the force of the county, if necessary, and cause A B, the plaintiff in such judgment, to have and be restored to the possession of such tract or parcel of land, and that you remove C D, the defendant in such judgment, therefrom, and give such plaintiff peaceable possession of such premises, and make return to me in twenty (20) days how you have executed this writ.   This  day of  , 20 . E F, G.S.J.     Upon removing the defendant in any judgment under this chapter, the plaintiff or a designated representative of the plaintiff, shall place the defendant's personal property:  On the premises from which the defendant is being removed;   In an appropriate area clear of the entrance to the premises; and   At a reasonable distance from any roadway.     The plaintiff or a designated representative of the plaintiff shall not disturb the defendant's personal property for forty-eight (48) hours. After such forty-eight (48) hours, the remaining personal property of the defendant may be discarded by the plaintiff or a designated representative of the plaintiff.      All actions of any county, municipality, metropolitan form of government or other local government relative to the disposition of personal property after the execution of a writ of possession shall be temporarily suspended during the forty-eight-hour time period created pursuant to subsection (b).   Notwithstanding subdivision (c)(1), a county, municipality, metropolitan form of government or other local government shall not be liable for any damages to the defendant's personal property.     The plaintiff or a designated representative of the plaintiff, acting in accordance with this section, shall not be liable for any damages to the defendant's personal property during or after the forty-eight-hour time period, unless it can be established by clear and convincing evidence that the damages resulted from a malicious act or malicious omission of the plaintiff or a designated representative of the plaintiff.    Code 1858, § 3359 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 4); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5107; mod. Code 1932, § 9262; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1629; Acts 2014, ch. 534, § 1.
TN Code § 29-18-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-128. Appeal

 An appeal will also lie in suits commenced before general sessions judges, under this chapter, within the ten (10) days allowed by § 27-5-108, as in other cases, the appellant, if the defendant, giving bond as in the case of a certiorari.   Code 1858, § 3360 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 74, § 1); Shan., § 5108; Code 1932, § 9263; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1630; Acts 1989, ch. 20, § 1.
TN Code § 29-18-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-129. Certiorari and Supersedeas to Circuit Court

 The proceedings in such actions may, within thirty (30) days after the rendition of judgment, be removed to the circuit court by writs of certiorari and supersedeas, which it shall be the duty of the judge to grant, upon petition, if merits are sufficiently set forth, and to require from the applicant a bond, with security sufficient to cover all costs and damages; and, if the defendant below be the applicant, then the bond and security shall be of sufficient amount to cover, besides costs and damages, the value of the rent of the premises during the litigation.
TN Code § 29-18-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-130. Immediate Execution of Writ of Possession — Bond Pending Appeal

  When judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in any action of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, or unlawful detainer, brought before a judge of the court of general sessions, and a writ of possession is awarded, the same shall be executed and the plaintiff restored to the possession immediately.    If the defendant pray an appeal, then, in that case, the plaintiff shall execute bond, with good and sufficient security, in double the value of one (1) year's rent of the premises, conditioned to pay all costs and damages accruing from the wrongful enforcement of such writ, and to abide by and perform whatever judgment may be rendered by the appellate court in the final hearing of the cause.   In cases where the action has been brought by a landlord to recover possession of leased premises from a tenant on the grounds that the tenant has breached the contract by failing to pay the rent, and a judgment has been entered against the tenant, subdivision (b)(1) shall not apply. In that case, if the defendant prays an appeal, the defendant shall execute bond, or post either a cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit from a regulated financial institution, or provide two (2) good personal sureties with good and sufficient security in the amount of one (1) year's rent of the premises, conditioned to pay all costs and damages accruing from the failure of the appeal, including rent and interest on the judgment as provided for herein, and to abide by and perform whatever judgment may be rendered by the appellate court in the final hearing of the cause. The plaintiff shall not be required to post a bond to obtain possession in the event the defendant appeals without complying with this section. The plaintiff shall be entitled to interest on the judgment, which shall accrue from the date of the judgment in the event the defendant's appeal shall fail.
TN Code § 29-18-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-131. Monetary Judgment in Circuit Court

  If the defendant obtain certiorari, and, upon trial in the circuit court, the jury find that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the land, the jury shall also ascertain the value of the rents during the time the plaintiff has been kept out of possession, and such other damages as the plaintiff is entitled to, and the court shall give judgment against the defendant and the defendant's sureties for the amount.   Should the cause be taken to the circuit court by the plaintiff, and a verdict be found in the plaintiff's favor, the jury shall, in like manner, ascertain the value of the rents, and the damages the jury may consider the plaintiff entitled to, and return the amount in its verdict, upon which the court shall give judgment accordingly.    Code 1858, §§ 3363, 3364 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 6); Shan., §§ 5112, 5113; Code 1932, §§ 9267, 9268; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1633.
TN Code § 29-18-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-132. [reserved.]

  A person, once dispossessed by action, who again illegally possesses the premises, commits a Class C misdemeanor.   The only evidence, required or admitted on the trial of the criminal charge, is that the defendant was turned out of possession by action brought for the purpose, and that the defendant has again taken possession of the premises.    Code 1858, §§ 3370, 3371 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 63, § 3); Shan., §§ 5120, 5121; Code 1932, §§ 9275, 9276; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1635; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.   Code Commission Notes.   Portions of this section have been rewritten by the executive secretary to the Tennessee code commission to implement Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113, effective November 1, 1989, which requested that the executive secretary amend this section by deleting the penalty provision and inserting language to indicate violation of the section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 29-18-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer|§ 29-18-134. Trespass Action

 The judgment in a case of forcible entry and detainer shall be no bar to an action against the defendant for trespass.   Code 1858, § 3372 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 19); Shan., § 5122; Code 1932, § 9277; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1636.
TN Code § 29-19-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-101. Void Contracts

 All contracts founded, in whole or in part, on a gambling or wagering consideration, shall be void to the extent of such consideration.   Code 1858, § 1769 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 1); Shan., § 3159; Code 1932, § 7812; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1701.
TN Code § 29-19-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-102. Action Barred

 No money, or property of any kind, won by any species or mode of gambling, shall be recovered by action.   Code 1858, § 1770 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 38, § 1); Shan., § 3160; Code 1932, § 7813; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1702.
TN Code § 29-19-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-103. Qui Tam for Bringing Action

 Any person who institutes an action for money or property, claimed under a contract founded on a gambling consideration, shall forfeit one hundred dollars ($100), recoverable in any court having cognizance; one half (½) to the person who shall sue therefor, the other one half (½) to the county in which action is brought.   Code 1858, § 1774 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 3164; Code 1932, § 7817; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1703.   Collateral References. Gaming 61.
TN Code § 29-19-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-104. Action for Property Lost

 Any person who has paid any money, or delivered anything of value, lost upon any game or wager, may recover such money, thing, or its value, by action commenced within ninety (90) days from the time of such payment or delivery.   Code 1858, § 1771 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 4); Shan., § 3161; Code 1932, § 7814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1704.
TN Code § 29-19-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-105. Action for Use of Family

 Any other person may, after the expiration of the ninety (90) days, and within twelve (12) months thereafter, recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value, by action for the use of the spouse; or, if no spouse, the child or children; and, if no child or children, the next of kin of the loser.   Code 1858, § 1772; Shan., § 3162; Code 1932, § 7815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1705.
TN Code § 29-19-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 19 - Gambling Contracts|§ 29-19-106. Action by Creditor

 After the expiration of the time prescribed in § 29-19-105, and within twelve (12) months thereafter, any creditor of such losing party may, by garnishment or action, recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value, in satisfaction of so much of the creditor's debt.   Code 1858, § 1773; Shan., § 3163; Code 1932, § 7816; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1706.
TN Code § 29-21-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-101. Grounds for Writ

  Any person imprisoned or restrained of liberty, under any pretense whatsoever, except in cases specified in subsection (b) and in cases specified in § 29-21-102, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment and restraint.   Persons restrained of their liberty pursuant to a guilty plea and negotiated sentence are not entitled to the benefits of this writ on any claim that:  The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing;   The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or   The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements.      Code 1858, § 3720; Shan., § 5500; Code 1932, § 9671; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1801; Acts 2009, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2.
TN Code § 29-21-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-102. Federal Prisoners

 Persons committed or detained by virtue of process issued by a court of the United States, or a judge thereof, in cases where such judges or courts have exclusive jurisdiction under the laws of the United States, or have acquired exclusive jurisdiction by the commencement of suits in such courts, are not entitled to the benefits of this writ.   Code 1858, § 3721; Shan., § 5501; Code 1932, § 9672; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1802.
TN Code § 29-21-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-103. Judges Authorized to Grant Writ

 The writ may be granted by any judge of the circuit or criminal courts, or by any chancellor in cases of equitable cognizance.   Code 1858, § 3723; Shan., § 5503; mod. Code 1932, § 9674; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1803.
TN Code § 29-21-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-104. Issuance of Writ Without Application

 Whenever any court or judge, authorized to grant this writ, has evidence, from a judicial proceeding, that any person within the jurisdiction of such court or officer is illegally imprisoned or restrained of liberty, it is the duty of such court or judge to issue, or cause to be issued, the writ as aforementioned, although no application be made therefor.   Code 1858, § 3730; Shan., § 5510; Code 1932, § 9680; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1804.
TN Code § 29-21-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-105. Place of Application for Writ

 The application should be made to the court or judge most convenient in point of distance to the applicant, unless a sufficient reason be given in the petition for not applying to such court or judge.   Code 1858, § 3724; Shan., § 5504; Code 1932, § 9675; C. Supp. 1950, § 9675; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1805.
TN Code § 29-21-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-106. Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Municipal Courts, Corporation Courts and Courts of General Session Jurisdiction

  The judges of the municipal courts or corporation courts and/or the judges of the courts of general sessions of the state of Tennessee are hereby vested with the jurisdiction to grant the writ of habeas corpus in all cases wherein any person is being unreasonably held or detained by any municipal official or authority without a warrant of arrest having been issued prior to such detention and against whom no formal charges have been made or placed and who has not been taken before a committing magistrate.   The petition for such writ of habeas corpus shall be sworn to and shall recite generally that the petitioner is presently being detained without charges; that the petitioner is being held by municipal authorities and/or officials; that petitioner was arrested without a warrant and has not been docketed or charged with any offenses and has not been brought before a committing magistrate.   It is the expressed intention of the general assembly to confer on the municipal or corporation courts and general sessions courts of this state, and the judges thereof, the jurisdiction to inquire into the detention of any person being held by municipal authorities and/or officials wherein no warrant for arrest has been issued or any formal charges have been made.   No application for habeas corpus made under this section shall be required to be brought pursuant to § 29-21-105, it being the legislative intent that habeas corpus petitions pursuant to this section shall not be required to be brought before the general sessions or municipal courts but that such petitions may be permitted to be brought before such courts.
TN Code § 29-21-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-107. Petition — Affidavit

  Application for the writ shall be made by petition, signed either by the party for whose benefit it is intended, or some person on the pertitioner's behalf, and verified by affidavit.   The petition shall state:  That the person in whose behalf the writ is sought, is illegally restrained of liberty, and the person by whom and place where restrained, mentioning the name of such person, if known, and, if unknown, describing the person with as much particularity as practicable;   The cause or pretense of such restraint according to the best information of the applicant, and if it be by virtue of any legal process, a copy thereof shall be annexed, or a satisfactory reason given for its absence;   That the legality of the restraint has not already been adjudged upon a prior proceeding of the same character, to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and   That it is first application for the writ, or, if a previous application has been made, a copy of the petition and proceedings thereon shall be produced, or satisfactory reasons be given for the failure so to do.      Code 1858, §§ 3722, 3725; Shan., §§ 5502, 5505; Code 1932, §§ 9673, 9676; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 23-1806, 23-1807.
TN Code § 29-21-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings|Chapter 21 - Habeas Corpus|§ 29-21-108. Duty of Court — Wrongful Failure to Grant Writ

  It is the duty of the court or judge to act upon such applications instanter.   A wrongful and willful refusal to grant the writ, when properly applied for, is a misdemeanor in office, besides subjecting the judge to damages at the suit of the party aggrieved.    Code 1858, § 3729; Shan., § 5509; Code 1932, § 9679a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1808.