2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 7 - Continuances
§ 20-7-101. Grounds — Timing
Continuances are regulated by this chapter, and may always be granted by the court, upon good cause shown, in any stage of the action.
Code 1858, § 4245 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 26); Shan., § 6083; mod. Code 1932, § 10341; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1101.
Cross-References. Arbitration, §29-5-107.
Circuit courts, absence of judge, §16-10-207.
Clerk's fee, §8-21-401.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Tenn. R. Crim. App. 7, 15.
Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-40-3.
Law Reviews.
Tennessee Criminal Law: An Overview of the Courts and a Compendium of Tennessee Criminal Procedure (Michael R. Tilley), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 90.
The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
Comparative Legislation. Continuances:
Ark. Code §16-63-401 et seq.
Ga. O.C.G.A. §9-10-150 et seq.; §17-8-20 et seq.
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 453.020, 453.070.
Miss. Code Ann. §§9-1-9.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 510.080 et seq.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 40.
Va. Code §§ 17-25, 17-26.
Cited: Dendy v. Dendy, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 44 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 20, 2012); Dendy v. Dendy, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 168 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 5, 2012).
