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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-104 - Proceedings in aid of execution

The chancery court has exclusive jurisdiction to aid a creditor, by judgment or decree, to subject the property of the defendant that cannot be reached by execution to the satisfaction of the judgment or decree under this code.
Code 1858, § 4282; Shan., § 6091; Code 1932, § 10352; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-105 - Suits by state against corporations

The court has power to hear and determine all controversies between the state and corporations, their stockholders or creditors, upon a bill filed by the attorney general and reporter on behalf of the state.
Code 1858, § 4296 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 1, § 4); Shan., § 6105; mod. Code 1932, § 10366; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-106 - Boundary disputes

(a)
The chancery court has jurisdiction to hear and determine all cases in which the boundary line or lines of adjoining or contiguous tracts of land is one, or the only, question at issue in the case.
(b)
In all such cases a complete deraignment of title by the complainant from a state grant or common source of title shall not be required as in ejectment cases, but it shall be sufficient to establish title in the complainant where the complainant proves clearly that the complainant is the true owner of the lands described in the complainant's bill.
Acts 1915, ch. 122, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 6106 a1, 6106 a2; mod. Code 1932, §§ 10368, 10369; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 16-606, 16-607.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-107 - Suits on foreign judgments

When a judgment has been recovered in any other state against a resident of such state, and the creditor has exhausted the creditor's legal remedy, the real or personal property of the debtor in this state may be subjected to the satisfaction of such debt, by bill stating the facts under oath, and filed in the court of the county in which the property is situated.
Code 1858, § 4297 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 2); Shan., § 6106; Code 1932, § 10367; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-608.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-108 - Persons adjudicated incompetent

The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the county court, over persons adjudicated incompetent and their estates.
Code 1858, § 4298 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 163, § 1); Shan., § 6107; Code 1932, § 10375; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-609; Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-109 - Infants and guardians

The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the county court, of the persons and estates of infants, and of the appointment and removal of guardians.
Code 1858, § 4299; Shan., § 6108; Code 1932, § 10376; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-610.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-110 - Divorce proceedings - Adoptions

The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the circuit court, of all proceedings for divorce and for the adoption of children.
Code 1858, § 4301 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 1); Shan., § 6111; Code 1932, § 10379; Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 2 (Williams, § 9572.16); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-612.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-111 - Partition or sale of property

The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the circuit and county courts, of proceedings for the partition or sale of estates by personal representatives, guardians, heirs, or tenants in common, and for the sale of land at the instance of creditors of the decedent, if the personal property is insufficient to satisfy the debts of the estate.
Code 1858, § 4302 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 17; 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 1); Shan., § 6112; mod. Code 1932, § 10380; Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-613.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-112 - Arbitration and agreed cases

The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with all other judicial tribunals, of arbitration and agreed cases under this code.
Code 1858, § 4303 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 173, § 1); Shan., § 6113; Code 1932, § 10381; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-614.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-113 - Appointment of administrator

The chancery court may appoint an administrator of a decedent's estate six (6) months after the decedent's death, where no person can be procured to administer in the usual way, as provided in title 30, chapter 3.
Code 1858, § 4304 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 177, § 1); Shan., § 6114; Code 1932, § 10382; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-615.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-114 - Venue of suits

The local jurisdiction of the chancery court is subject to the following rules:
(1)
All bills filed in any court seeking to divest or clear the title to land, or to enforce the specific execution of contracts relating to realty, or to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust by a sale of personal property or realty, shall be filed in the county in which the land, or a material part of it, lies, or in which the deed or mortgage is registered;
(2)
Bills seeking to enjoin proceedings at law may be filed in the county in which the suit is pending, or to which execution has issued;
(3)
Bills against nonresidents, or persons whose names or residences are unknown, may be filed in the county in which the cause of action arose, or the act on which the suit is predicated was to be performed, or in which is the subject of the suit, or any material part thereof; and
(4)
When attachment of property is allowed in lieu of personal service of process, the bill may be filed in the county in which the property, or any material part of the property sought to be attached, is found at the commencement of the suit.
Code 1858, § 4311 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 22, § 1; 1801, ch. 6, § 2; 1825, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; 1827, ch. 42, § 1; 1833, ch. 52); Acts 1877, ch. 107, § 1; Shan., § 6121; Code 1932, § 10388; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-617; Acts 1994, ch. 560, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 1 - JURISDICTION AND POWERS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-115) › Section 16-11-115 - Jurisdiction of contract enforcement

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, contracts for goods or services between individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, governmental entities or limited liability companies are enforceable in either chancery or circuit court in the county where:
(1)
The defendant may be found;
(2)
The contract was executed;
(3)
The goods were provided or were to be provided; or
(4)
Services were rendered or were to be rendered.
Acts 2007, ch. 351, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-11-201 — 16-11-206) › Section 16-11-201 - Transfers between courts

Any cause pending in the chancery court may be transferred, by consent of parties, to the chancery court of another county.
Code 1858, § 4308 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 10); Shan., § 6118; mod. Code 1932, § 10386; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-618.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-11-201 — 16-11-206) › Section 16-11-204 - Counterpart summons

Counterpart summons, accompanied by copies of the bill, may be issued to any other counties of the state for defendants not to be found in the county in which the suit is properly brought.
Code 1858, § 4306 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 57, § 1); Shan., § 6116; Code 1932, § 10384; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-625.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 11 - CHANCERY COURTS (§§ 16-11-101 — 16-11-206) › Part 2 - OPERATION (§§ 16-11-201 — 16-11-206) › Section 16-11-205 - Process to other counties in general

If the suit is properly instituted, attachments, injunctions, and all other process known to the court, and necessary to attain the ends of justice, may be issued to any other county.
Code 1858, § 4307; Shan., § 6117; Code 1932, § 10385; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-626.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 1 - ESTABLISHMENT (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-103) › Section 16-15-101 - Establishment - Certain counties excepted

(a)
There is created and established a court in and for each county of the state, except in counties having a population of not less than nine thousand one hundred seventy-five (9,175) nor more than nine thousand two hundred (9,200), according to the last federal census or any subsequent federal census, which shall be designated as the court of general sessions.
(b)
It is the intent of this section to create a general sessions court in every county not expressly excepted in this section. In any county where a general sessions court has been created pursuant to the general provisions of this chapter, it is intended that the county shall always have a general sessions court unless abolished by another general statute. In counties in which there is no court of general sessions as provided in this section, references in this code to the court of general sessions are deemed to include the court having the jurisdiction of the court of general sessions in such counties.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, §§ 1, 22; 1959, ch. 255, § 1; 1959, ch. 265, § 1; 1961, ch. 30, § 1; 1961, ch. 51, § 1; 1961, ch. 188, § 1; 1963, ch. 307, §§ 1, 2; 1965, ch. 116, § 1; 1974, ch. 507, § 1; 1976, ch. 738, § 1; 1979, ch. 68, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1101; Acts 1998, ch. 573, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 1 - ESTABLISHMENT (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-103) › Section 16-15-102 - Courtroom - Supplies and equipment - Expenses

(a)
Each county shall provide a courtroom for the general sessions court in the county seat and all necessary supplies and equipment for the maintenance of the court and shall defray the expenses thereof from the general fund of the county.
(b)
In counties having a population of not less than thirteen thousand two hundred seventy-five (13,275) nor more than thirteen thousand two hundred ninety-five (13,295) and not less than fourteen thousand six hundred fifty (14,650) nor more than fourteen thousand six hundred seventy (14,670), according to the federal census of 1960 and every subsequent federal census, the general sessions judges shall be entitled to secretarial and office expenses in the amount of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum, payable monthly from the general funds of such counties.
(c)
In counties having a population of not less than twenty-four thousand two hundred twenty (24,220) nor more than twenty-four thousand two hundred thirty-five (24,235) or not less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) nor more than twelve thousand six hundred (12,600), according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the general sessions judge shall be entitled to an allowance of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, for secretarial and office expenses and the same shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the counties.
(d)
In counties of this state having a population of not less than twenty-four thousand five hundred seventy (24,570) nor more than twenty-four thousand five hundred eighty (24,580), according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the general sessions judge shall be entitled to an allowance of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum for secretarial and office expenses, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 1; 1961, ch. 146, § 1; 1961, ch. 279, § 1; 1965, ch. 366, § 1; 1968, ch. 430, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 1 - ESTABLISHMENT (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-103) › Section 16-15-103 - Holding court at places other than county seat

The county legislative body of each county shall be authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to require the court of general sessions to meet at not more than three (3) places in the county in addition to the county seat, to prescribe the place or places of meeting of the court, and to provide a courtroom, equipment and furnishings at such other places in the county in addition to the county seat for the sessions of the court.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 16-1103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 2 - JUDGE (§§ 16-15-201 — 16-15-211) › Section 16-15-201 - Judge of court - Qualifications - Number

(a)
There shall be one (1) judge for each court with the same qualifications and term of office as provided by the constitution of Tennessee for inferior courts.
(b)
In addition to the qualifications prescribed in subsection (a), the judges of courts of general sessions of counties of the eighth class having a population of not less than nine thousand two hundred thirty (9,230) nor more than nine thousand two hundred fifty (9,250), according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall have the qualifications required for the courts of record provided for in §
17-1-106
.
(c)
In addition to the qualifications prescribed in subsection (a), the judges of courts of general sessions of counties of the seventh class having a population of not less than fourteen thousand six hundred fifty (14,650) nor more than fourteen thousand six hundred seventy (14,670), according to the 1960 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall have the qualifications required for the courts of record provided for in §
17-1-106
.
(d)
In addition to the qualifications prescribed in subsection (a), the judges of courts of general sessions of counties of the fifth class having a population of not less than twenty-eight thousand six hundred sixty (28,660) nor more than twenty-eight thousand six hundred ninety (28,690), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall have the qualifications required for the courts of record provided for in §
17-1-106
.
(e)
This section shall not be construed to affect or change the number of judges prescribed for any court of general sessions in any county by private act in effect as of March 11, 1959, or any private act that may be thereafter enacted prescribing more than one (1) judge for a court of general sessions in a particular county. In event of any conflict between this section and a private act as to the number of judges presiding over the court of general sessions in any particular county, the private act shall control.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 9; 1965, ch. 114, § 2; 1967, ch. 276, § 2; 1968, ch. 635, § 2; 1969, ch. 44, § 2; modified; T.C.A., § 16-1105; Acts 1982, ch. 564, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 2 - JUDGE (§§ 16-15-201 — 16-15-211) › Section 16-15-202 - Election - Term

(a)
The judges of the court of general sessions shall be elected at the general August election each eight (8) years. They shall hold office for the term for which they are elected or until their successors are elected and qualified. Notwithstanding any other provision of private act or general law to the contrary, the term of office of any general sessions judge whose base salary is set by [former] §
16-15-205
[repealed] or whose salary is adjusted during such term of office by the method provided by [former] §
16-15-205
[repealed] or by the method established by §
8-23-103
, shall be eight (8) years.
(b)
Notwithstanding §
2-13-203
, or any other provisions of a private act or general law to the contrary, in any county with more than one (1) judge of the court of general sessions, and where the most recent of private acts creating the judgeships provide for the nonpartisan election of the additional judges, then at subsequent regular August elections all judges of such court shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 13; modified; T.C.A., § 16-1106; Acts 1982, ch. 945, § 4; 1997 , ch. 357, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 2 - JUDGE (§§ 16-15-201 — 16-15-211) › Section 16-15-203 - Oath

The oath of office shall be the same as that prescribed for circuit court judges and chancellors and shall be taken and filed in the same manner and with the same officers as prescribed for circuit court judges and chancellors.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 13; T.C.A., § 16-1107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 2 - JUDGE (§§ 16-15-201 — 16-15-211) › Section 16-15-210 - Vacancy in office of judge - Filling

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), any vacancy in the office of judge of the court of general sessions shall be filled by the county legislative body as provided in §
5-1-104
.
(b)
(1)
In a multi-county court, the vacancy shall be filled by concurring resolutions of the legislative bodies of the affected counties.
(2)
In the event of nonconcurrence, the vacancy shall be filled by resolution of the legislative body of the county of residence of the last judge of the multi-county court.
(c)
(1)
In the event of an interim suspension of a general sessions court or juvenile court judge pursuant to §
17-5-306(f)
, the county legislative body shall appoint a temporary replacement to serve until the interim suspension is lifted or the office becomes vacant.
(2)
In a multi-county court, the temporary replacement shall be appointed by concurring resolutions of the legislative bodies of the affected counties. In the event of nonconcurrence, the temporary replacement shall be appointed by resolution of the legislative body of the county of residence of the judge who has been suspended.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 15; T.C.A., § 16-1115; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 7; 1998, ch. 669, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 2 - JUDGE (§§ 16-15-201 — 16-15-211) › Section 16-15-211 - Seminars

All general sessions court judges shall be required to attend seminars offered for the particular benefit of the judges. Guidelines for the seminars, workshops, and training sessions are to be established by the administrative director of the courts. Travel and mileage expenses relative to attendance at the seminars shall be paid on an individual basis by each general sessions court judge.
Acts 1982, ch. 945, § 3; 1993, ch. 66, § 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 3 - CLERK (§§ 16-15-301 — 16-15-304) › Section 16-15-301 - Clerk of court

(a)
The clerk of the circuit court of the county shall act as clerk of the court of general sessions, and when acting as clerk of the general sessions court shall be designated as the clerk of the court of general sessions of that county.
(b)
In addition, the clerk of any special court now established or hereafter established, having exactly the same jurisdiction as and no more jurisdiction than the circuit court within any part and for a portion of a particular county, shall also serve as clerk of the court of general sessions within the venue of the special court.
(c)
In any county in which the office of a separate clerk of a court of general sessions is created by private act, the clerk shall continue to serve as the clerk of the court of general sessions of the county in accordance with the private act.
(d)
Upon written application to the circuit court judge, the clerk of the court of general sessions may be authorized and empowered to appoint deputies for the sole purpose of issuing process. Upon consideration of the application, the circuit court judge shall note the circuit court judge's approval or disapproval by a formal order upon the minutes of the court, and the order shall state the reasons why the judge deems this action to be in the public interest.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 16; 1961, ch. 329, § 1; 1963, ch. 345, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1116.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 3 - CLERK (§§ 16-15-301 — 16-15-304) › Section 16-15-302 - Salaries of court officers in metropolitan government counties

In counties governed by a metropolitan government as provided in title 7, the salaries of court officers of circuit, chancery and general sessions courts shall be the same and equal to the salaries of the court officers of the criminal courts of those counties.
Acts 1971, ch. 201, § 1; 1972, ch. 710, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1125.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 3 - CLERK (§§ 16-15-301 — 16-15-304) › Section 16-15-304 - Dockets

Separate dockets shall be kept in the court for civil and criminal cases. Upon the civil docket shall be entered the style of each case, the names of the attorneys for the parties, the date of issuance of the warrant and process, the name of the officer to whom delivered, the return of the process, in brief form the action of the court both interlocutory and final, orders, judgments, executions, garnishments, list of fees of the court, of the sheriff, the sheriff's deputies, constables, game wardens, state highway patrol officers and other officers for their services, fees of witnesses for attendance and credits for payments upon judgments and upon costs. All cases shall be indexed.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 8; T.C.A., § 16-1123; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 21; T.C.A., §
16-15-704
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 16-15-401 — 16-15-406) › Section 16-15-401 - General powers

(a)
Each general sessions court judge is vested with power to:
(1)
Grant writs of attachment, returnable to the circuit court, in the same manner and to the same extent as the circuit judge;
(2)
Enter up judgment by confession of a defendant to any amount within the judge's jurisdiction in the particular case;
(3)
Issue an execution in the judge's county upon a certified execution from another county;
(4)
Issue a subpoena for witnesses, in any matter to be tried before the judge, to the judge's own or an adjoining county;
(5)
Issue scire facias to revive judgments against the personal representatives and heirs of deceased parties, to any county in the state;
(6)
Issue alias and pluries executions whenever necessary;
(7)
Issue counterpart writs to any county in the state for the principal maker of any bill, bond, or note, at the instance of the surety or endorser who is sued thereon; and
(8)
Punish persons disturbing them in the discharge of their official duties.
(b)
Judges of general sessions courts have the same authority as circuit court judges or chancellors to grant fiats for writs of injunction, attachments and other extraordinary process. They also have the same jurisdiction relative to the suspension and revocation of sentences imposed by them as that conferred upon all trial judges by title 40, chapter 29.
(c)
The judges of courts of general sessions of counties of the third class, as defined in [former] §
16-15-204
[repealed], having a population of not less than forty-seven thousand eight hundred fifty (47,850) nor more than forty-seven thousand eight hundred seventy-five (47,875), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers conferred elsewhere in this chapter, have the authority to sit by interchange for the county judge in nonsupport, probate, juvenile and lunacy proceedings.
Code 1858, § 4125 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 19; 1801, ch. 7, § 4; 1805, ch. 66, §§ 4, 6; 1837-1838, ch. 102, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 112, § 1; 1847-1848, ch. 55, § 15; 1849-1850, ch. 103, § 1; 1851-1852, ch. 181, § 3); Shan., § 5937; Code 1932, § 10138; Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 2; 1961, ch. 138, § 1; 1965, ch. 114, § 1; 1967, ch. 276, § 1; 1968, ch. 635, § 2; 1969, ch. 44, § 2; 1973, ch. 88, § 2; 1973, ch. 355, § 2; 1974, ch. 432, § 2; impl. am. 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; modified; T.C.A., § 19-202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-1104; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 16-15-401 — 16-15-406) › Section 16-15-402 - General duties

It is the duty of a general sessions court judge:
(1)
To return all marriage licenses under which the judge has solemnized the rites of matrimony to the office of the county clerk within thirty (30) days;
(2)
To deliver over, in case of resignation, removal, or expiration of the judge's term of office, all the judge's official books and papers, according to law; and
(3)
Not to sign a warrant or summons or any other leading process, attachment or document until written out in full.
Code 1858, § 4126 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 66, § 1; 1809 (Sept.), ch. 63, § 2; 1829, ch. 125, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 17, §§ 7, 13-15); Acts 1889, ch. 251, §§ 1, 2; Shan., § 5938; mod. Code 1932, § 10139; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-203; Acts 1993, ch. 241, §§ 10, 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 16-15-401 — 16-15-406) › Section 16-15-403 - Conservator of peace - Oaths

Every general sessions court judge is a conservator of the peace in the county in which the judge serves, and has authority to administer oaths when required by law, unless the power is expressly entrusted to some other officer, and to exercise such other powers as are conferred upon the general sessions court judge by law.
Code 1858, § 343; Shan., § 432; Code 1932, § 679; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 16-15-401 — 16-15-406) › Section 16-15-404 - Hearing causes at any time

Each general sessions court judge is authorized to try any cause that may be brought before the judge at any time and at any place within the county, unless expressly prohibited by some positive provision of this code.
Code 1858, § 4128 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 17, § 3); Shan., § 5940; Code 1932, § 10141; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 4 - POWERS AND DUTIES (§§ 16-15-401 — 16-15-406) › Section 16-15-406 - Rules of court

Judges of the courts of general sessions shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to expedite the trial and disposal of cases.
Acts 1959, ch. 109, § 7; T.C.A., § 16-1120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 5 - JURISDICTION (§§ 16-15-501 — 16-15-505) › Section 16-15-502 - Actions to recover personal property

Actions to recover personal property may be conducted in general sessions courts, as prescribed in [former] §
29-30-211
[repealed], and §§
29-30-212
- 29-30-217.
Code 1858, § 4172; Shan., § 5984; Code 1932, § 10185; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-302; Acts 1989, ch. 20, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 5 - JURISDICTION (§§ 16-15-501 — 16-15-505) › Section 16-15-503 - Geographical jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of general sessions courts, when not otherwise provided, is geographically coextensive with the limits of their respective counties.
Code 1858, § 4113 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 15); Shan., § 5925; Code 1932, § 10126; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 5 - JURISDICTION (§§ 16-15-501 — 16-15-505) › Section 16-15-505 - Objections to jurisdiction

Objections to the jurisdiction of the general sessions court before which the warrant is returned shall be made before the hearing, or they will be considered as waived.
Code 1858, § 4120; Shan., § 5932; Code 1932, § 10133; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-311.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-701 - Electronic filing

Any court governed by this chapter may, by local rule, allow papers to be filed, signed, or verified by electronic means that comply with technological standards promulgated by the supreme court. Pleadings and other papers filed electronically under such local rules shall be considered the same as written papers.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-706 - Infants or incompetents - Representation

Whenever an infant or incompetent person has a representative, such as a general guardian, conservator or other like fiduciary, the representative may sue or defend on behalf of the infant or incompetent person. If an infant or incompetent person does not have a duly appointed representative, or if justice requires, the infant or incompetent person may sue by a next friend. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to defend an action for an infant or incompetent person who does not have a duly appointed representative, or whenever justice requires. The court may, in its discretion, allow the guardian ad litem a reasonable fee for the guardian's services, to be taxed as costs.
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1128.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-707 - Plaintiffs - Nonsuits - Dismissals

The plaintiff shall have the right to take a voluntary nonsuit or to dismiss an action without prejudice at any time before the cause is finally submitted to the court, but not afterwards; provided, that such a dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has twice dismissed in any court an action based on or including the same claim.
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1132.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-708 - Subpoena of witnesses

(a)
The attendance of witnesses to give testimony in court or by deposition is procured by subpoena or summons, requiring the witness to be present at a prescribed place and time, to give testimony in a case or matter stated in the subpoena or summons, mentioning the names of the parties litigant and the party at whose instance the witness is to be summoned, and, if necessary, requiring the witness also to bring any books, papers, documents or tangible things stated in the subpoena or summons. The subpoena is issued by a judge or clerk of the court at any time, and to any county within the state, on request of the party wishing the process, and may be served by any person authorized to serve process, by delivering or offering to deliver a copy of the subpoena to the person to whom it is directed. If any person without cause refuses to appear, to testify or to produce evidence when duly subpoenaed to do so, that person shall be committed to jail by the court before whom that person is bound to testify, to remain in jail without bail until willing to testify or give evidence as the law directs.
(b)
This section shall govern when a judge or clerk is required to issue a subpoena and the consequences of a person's refusal to appear, testify or produce evidence when subpoenaed pursuant to this section. If any local rule of court conflicts with this section, this section shall prevail and the clerk or other official shall issue subpoenas and the judge shall punish the failure to respond to subpoenas in accordance with this section.
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 16-1133; Acts 1997, ch. 377, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-710 - Commencement of actions - New process when not served

The suing out of a warrant is the commencement of a civil action within the meaning of this title, whether it is served or not; but if the process is returned unserved, plaintiff, if plaintiff wishes to rely on the original commencement as a bar to the running of a statute of limitations, must either prosecute and continue the action by applying for and obtaining new process from time to time, each new process to be obtained within nine (9) months from return unserved of the previous process, or plaintiff must recommence the action within one (1) year after the return of the initial process not served.
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1135; Acts 1992, ch. 804, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-711 - Survival of actions - Substitution of parties

(a)
If a party dies and the claim is not extinguished by the death, the court may order substitution of the proper parties. The motion for substitution may be made by any party or by the successors or representatives of the deceased party and, together with notice of hearing, shall be served on the parties by delivering or mailing a copy of the motion and notice to the parties and shall be served upon persons not parties in the manner provided for service of process. Unless the motion for substitution is made not later than ninety (90) days after the death is suggested in the case by service of a statement of the fact of the death as provided in this subsection (a) for the service of the motion, the action shall be dismissed as to the deceased party.
(b)
In the event of the death of one (1) or more of the plaintiffs or one (1) or more of the defendants in an action in which the right sought to be enforced survives only to the surviving plaintiffs or only against the surviving defendants, the action does not abate. The death shall be suggested in the case and the action shall proceed in favor or against the surviving parties.
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1136.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-712 - Enforcement of judgments - Examination of judgment debtor and others

In all courts exercising general sessions jurisdiction, the procedure on execution, in proceedings supplementary to and in aid of a judgment, and in proceedings on and in aid of execution shall be in accordance with the statutes of this state and with the general practice followed in the courts of this state. In aid of the judgment or execution, however, the judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor's successor in interest when that interest appears of record, may examine any person, including the judgment debtor, by subpoenaing the person to court, or by conducting discovery in any manner provided by the Tennessee rules of civil procedure.
Acts 1978, ch. 589, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1137; Acts 1999, ch. 277, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-713 - Attachments and contempts

(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of the law or private act to the contrary, courts of general sessions have the power to issue attachments and inflict punishments for contempts of court. The punishments for contempts shall be limited to:
(1)
A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) and imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days if the judge of the general sessions court is licensed to practice law; and
(2)
A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) if the judge of the general sessions court is not licensed to practice law.
(b)
Courts of general sessions have the power to punish for contempt persons who fail to appear for traffic violations.
Acts 1985, ch. 324, § 2; 1986, ch. 484, § 1; 1987, ch. 12, § 1; 1987, ch. 34, § 1; 1988, ch. 656, § 1; 1990, ch. 647, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 410, § 1; 1992, ch. 804, § 2; 1998, ch. 682, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-714 - Pleadings and practice - General sessions courts

Practice and pleadings in the general sessions courts shall be as provided in this chapter and other provisions of law and private acts establishing the courts and local rules of practice not inconsistent with law.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-715 - Court bailiffs

The sheriff shall, unless otherwise provided, provide sufficient bailiffs to serve the general sessions courts.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-716 - Warrants

A civil action in the general sessions courts is commenced by a civil warrant being filed with the clerk in substance as follows:
State of Tennessee
______________ County
To any lawful process server to execute and return: summon ______________
defendant
____________________ to appear before the general sessions court of this county in ______________
address city or
______________, at ______________ on ______________to answer plaintiff(s) ______________ in
county, time date
a civil action for ______________
(include as many lines as necessary)
under ____________________ dollars. This ______________
date
______________
clerk/deputy
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 267, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-718 - Fees to clerk

Before the issuance of any original process in a civil action, the plaintiff shall deposit with the clerk a sum that the clerk has previously established as adequate to pay the usual costs, including litigation taxes as calculated in accordance with §
8-21-401
, and any local litigation tax as authorized by a private act. The clerk may allow a cost bond with adequate security in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500); provided, that any eligible plaintiff may proceed on a pauper's oath instead of the cash deposit or cost bond.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-719 - Appeal bond

An appeal bond returned with other papers to the circuit court is a conclusive presumption that an appeal was taken.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-720 - Continuances

A continuance may be granted in the judge's discretion.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-721 - Rules of evidence - Application

Unless specifically provided otherwise, the Tennessee rules of evidence shall be fully applicable in general sessions courts.
Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-722 - Attachment

(a)
General sessions courts have jurisdiction as in subsection (b) to proceed by attachment against the property of the defendant, in the same way as the courts of record, under the rules, regulations and provisions in this code prescribed in regard to proceedings by attachment, as far as they are applicable and not controlled by other express provisions.
(b)
The jurisdiction of general sessions courts in attachment cases is limited to the amount of their jurisdiction over the subject matter of suit or cause of action.
Code 1858, §§ 4173, 4174; Shan., §§ 5985, 5986; Code 1932, §§ 10186, 10187; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 19-405, 19-406; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 33; T.C.A., § 19-1-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-723 - Proceedings after attachment

The proceedings after the issuance and service of attachment and on the trial and enforcement of the plaintiff's claim, are the same as if the suit had been commenced in the ordinary way, the rights acquired by the attachment being governed by the provisions of this code regulating attachments.
Code 1858, § 4175; Shan., § 5987; Code 1932, § 10188; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-407; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 34; T.C.A., § 19-1-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-724 - Cross actions

Cross actions shall be instituted by cross summons to be filed any day before the day of trial, unless a nonresident defendant enters an appearance and waives publication. In such case, the cross summons shall be filed within two (2) whole days after entry of appearance. In all such actions instituted before courts of general sessions, the case shall not be set for trial until the fourth day after the date of service of original summons, or return date of any publication for a nonresident, or date of entry of appearance of a nonresident.
Acts 1939, ch. 180, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 8749.1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-416; Acts 1993, ch. 241, 40; T.C.A., § 19-1-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-725 - Judgment for defendant on setoff

(a)
If the defendant pleads a setoff to the plaintiff's debt, and it appears that there is a balance due in favor of the defendant, the general sessions court shall enter up judgment in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff for the balance. If the plaintiff fails in establishing any demand against the defendant, the defendant shall have a judgment against the plaintiff for the amount that the proof upon the defendant's cross action shows that the defendant is entitled to, with costs.
(b)
If the residue upon the defendant's setoff, after satisfying the plaintiff's debt, exceeds the court's jurisdiction, the defendant may enter on the court's docket a satisfaction of so much of the defendant's claim as the amount of the plaintiff's demand, as ascertained by the court, and tender the plaintiff a receipt for the amount thus setoff, in which case judgment shall be rendered in favor of the defendant for costs.
Code 1858, §§ 4160, 4162 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 53, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 222, § 1; Shan., §§ 5973, 5975; Code 1932, §§ 10174, 10176; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 19-417, 19-419; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 41; T.C.A., § 19-1-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 15 - COURTS OF GENERAL SESSIONS (§§ 16-15-101 — 16-15-5014) › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16-15-701 — 16-15-735) › Section 16-15-726 - Remittitur

If the sum found for either plaintiff or defendant exceeds the jurisdiction of the general sessions court, that party may remit the excess, and take judgment for the residue, but the party cannot afterwards sue for the amount so remitted.
Code 1858, § 4161; Shan., § 5974; Code 1932, § 10175; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-418; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 42; T.C.A., § 19-1-114.