Court Opinion

ID: 1081349
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Date Created: 2013-10-09 20:48:21.02456+00
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, WESTERN SECTION
                                    AT JACKSON
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HOWARD A. WOODS,                              )       Shelby County Chancery Court
                                              )       No. 106415-1 R.D.
   Plaintiff/Appellant.                       )
                                              )       HON. NEAL SMALL, CHANCELLOR
VS.                                           )
                                              )       C. A. No. 02A01-9607-CH-00155
M.T.C. MANAGEMENT and                         )
SOLOMON MANAGEMENT,                           )       AFFIRMED AND REMANDED

   Defendants/Appellees.
                                              )
                                              )
                                              )
                                                      OPINION FILED:        FILED
                                                                              Jan, 31, 1997
Howard A. Woods, Pro Se
                                                                            Cecil Crowson, Jr.
                                                                              Appellate Court Clerk
J. Whitten Gurkin, Memphis, Tennessee, for Defendants/Appellees.
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                          MEMORANDUM OPINION1
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                                                      FARMER, J.

               The issue before this Court is whether the trial court erred in dismissing Plaintiff’s

suit for lack of jurisdiction. Plaintiff sued the defendants alleging he was wrongfully evicted from

property located at 3211 Ashwood, Memphis, Tennessee. He further alleged that the defendants

were in further violation of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act set forth at T.C.A. §

66-28-101 et seq. as follows: § 66-28-501 (noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord); § 66-

28-502 (failure to supply essential services) and § 66-28-504 (unlawful ouster, exclusion, or

diminution of service).

               It is without dispute that Shelby County meets the population provisions of the Act

set forth at § 66-28-102. Section 66-28-105(a) provides:

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          Rule 10(Court of Appeals). Memorandum Opinion. -- (b) The Court, with
concurrence of all judges participating in the case, may affirm, reverse or modify the actions of
the trial court by memorandum opinion when a formal opinion would have no precedential value.
When a case is decided by memorandum opinion it shall be designated “MEMORANDUM
OPINION,” shall not be published, and shall not be cited or relied on for any reason in a
subsequent unrelated case.

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                The general sessions and circuit courts of this state shall exercise
                original jurisdiction over any landlord or tenant with respect to any
                conduct in this state governed by this chapter. (Emphasis added.)

                The relief sought falls within the above statute. The plaintiff brought this action in

chancery court. It is clear from the statute that the trial court was correct in dismissing the complaint

for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The judgment entered below is affirmed and the costs of this

appeal are taxed to the appellant, Howard A. Woods, for which execution may issue if necessary.

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                                                        FARMER, J.

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CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S. (Concurs)

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HIGHERS, J. (Concurs)

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