2020 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 18 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
§ 29-18-106. Alternative Actions
Where the action is to recover real property, ejectment, or forcible or unlawful entry or detainer may be brought.
Code 1858, § 2750; Shan., § 4441; Code 1932, § 8567; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1606.
Cross-References. Ejectment, title 29, ch. 15.
Injunction pending litigation, §29-1-102.
One form of action, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 2.
Law Reviews.
Pleading — General Issue — Scope in Tennessee, 5 Vand. L. Rev. 256.
Cited: Pan-Am Southern Corp. v. Cummins, 156 F. Supp. 673, 1957 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2844 (D. Tenn. 1957); Newport Housing Authority v. Ballard, 839 S.W.2d 86, 1992 Tenn. LEXIS 567 (Tenn. 1992).
Collateral References. 25 Am. Jur. 2d Ejectment §§ 1-4; 35 Am. Jur. 2d Forcible Entry and Detainer §§ 1-9.
Propriety of filing of lis pendens in action affecting leasehold interest. 67 A.L.R.3d 747.
