2023 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101)
Chapter 18 - FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER (§§ 29-18-101 — 29-18-135)
Section 29-18-120 - Trial in circuit court

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 29-18-120 (2023)
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  • (a) Actions originally instituted in the circuit court will stand for trial at the first term after the pleadings are complete.
  • (b) 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.


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