Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-112 (2026)

Appellate jurisdiction

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The circuit court has an appellate jurisdiction of all suits and actions, of whatsoever nature, unless otherwise provided, instituted before any inferior jurisdiction, whether brought by appeal, certiorari, or in any other manner prescribed by law.

Code 1858, § 4234 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 3); Shan., § 6072; mod. Code 1932, § 10327; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-512.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Wilma Griffin v. Campbell Clinic, P.A., 439 S.W.3d 899 (Tenn. 2014).

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Wilma Griffin v. Campbell Clinic, P.A., 439 S.W.3d 899 (Tenn. 2014). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 16-10-112 (1994) confers on the circuit court “appellate jurisdiction of all suits and actions, of whatsoever nature, unless otherwise provided, instituted before any inferior jurisdiction, whether brought by appeal, certiorari, or in any other…”

Riden v. Snider, 832 S.W.2d 341 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The circuit court heard the case de novo pursuant to the appeal by the Ridens from the general sessions court.”

In Re: Est. of Ardell Hamilton Trigg (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 10× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-112 . TennCare contends that the procedure for disposing of an exception 4 Tenn.”

State ex rel. Winberry v. Brooks, 670 S.W.2d 631 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. § 16-10-112. Appellate Jurisdiction.”

David New v. Lavinia Dumitrache (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “”); Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-10-112 (2009), 27-5-108(a)(1) (2017).”

Robert Johnson v. Memphis Guitar Spa, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “’”) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-112 ); see also Tenn.”

In Re Epik W. (2024). “”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-112 (“The circuit court has an appellate jurisdiction of all suits and actions, of whatsoever nature, unless otherwise provided, instituted before any inferior jurisdiction, whether brought by appeal, certiorari, or in any other manner prescribed by…”

Doyle v. Cole & NES (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “The circuit court does have appellate jurisdiction over cases tried in the general sessions court, Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-112 , and the circuit and chancery courts may remove cases from the general sessions courts by writ of certiorari.”

Larry R. Foster & Linda H. Johnston v. Jay W. Shim (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-10-112 & 16-15-729 (1994).”

Marie Cagle v. Shannon Cass (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “1991); see Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-10-112. -3- The timely perfecting of an appeal is a mandatory requirement, and if it is not complied with, the Court has no jurisdiction over the case.”

James Earl Kirk v. State (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). “§ 16-10-112, stating that this section confers appellate jurisdiction on the Circuit Court to correct errors by a General Sessions Court in criminal cases.”

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