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Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-505 (2026)

Objections to jurisdiction

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Objections to the jurisdiction of the general sessions court before which the warrant is returned shall be made before the hearing, or they will be considered as waived.

Code 1858, § 4120; Shan., § 5932; Code 1932, § 10133; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-311.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: Mary Bradley v. Catherine A. Pesce (Tenn. Ct. App. 2023).
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Mary Bradley v. Catherine A. Pesce (Tenn. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 8× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-505 . This Court has interpreted section 16-15-505 to mean that “any issues related to the general sessions court’s jurisdiction must be raised ‘before the hearing, or they will be considered as waived.”
Assocs. Asset Mgmt., LLC b. Sheila Smith (2020). · cites it 2× “1994); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-505 (any issues related to the general sessions court’s jurisdiction must be raised “before the hearing, or they will be considered as waived.”
Metro. Gov't Of Nashville & Davidson Cnty. v. Layton Jones (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-505 (2009) (“Objections to the jurisdiction of the general sessions court .”
Nasser Luby Saleh v. Lystacha G. Pratt (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Appellee argues that Appellant waived the issue of a lack of proper service pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-6-605(c) by failing to raise the issue with the court that entered the order, and by signing for service of the final order of protection.”
Susie Buchanan v. Memphis Light, etc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “In this appeal, Buchanan relies on Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-15-505 (1994), which provides: Objections to the jurisdiction of the general sessions court, before which the warrant is returned, shall be made before the hearing, or they will be considered as waived.”
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