2020 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.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Forcible Entry and Detainer, §§ 12, 15.
Law Reviews.
Right to a Jury Trial in Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions in General Sessions Courts in Tennessee (Robert Larry Brown), 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 59.
Cited: Nashland Associates v. Shumate, 730 S.W.2d 332, 1987 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2499 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987); Pan-Am Southern Corp. v. Cummins, 156 F. Supp. 673, 1957 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2844 (D. Tenn. 1957); Fannie Mae v. Stokes, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 812 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 26, 2012).
Collateral References. 35 Am. Jur. 2d Forcible Entry and Detainer § 46.
36A C.J.S. Forcible Entry and Detainer §§ 36-50, 63-66.
Forcible entry and detainer 31-36.
