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Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-105 (2026)

Objection to venue

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If action is brought in the wrong county, it may be prosecuted to a termination, unless abated by plea of the defendant.

Code 1858, § 2812; Shan., § 4517; Code 1932, § 8644; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-406.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2014 · leading case: Metro. Dev. & Hous. Agency v. Brown Stove Works, Inc., 637 S.W.2d 876 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982).
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Metro. Dev. & Hous. Agency v. Brown Stove Works, Inc., 637 S.W.2d 876 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “See also T.C.A. § 20-4-105 which provides that: Objection to venue.”
Scott Ostendorf v. R. Stephen Fox (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” T.C.A. § 20-4-105 (1994). Under rule 12 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, a defendant waives the defense of improper venue if she fails to raise it in either her answer or a motion to dismiss.”
James Ferguson v. Debbie Warren (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “In the present case, Warren failed to respond to the original pleading served upon her, and she failed to respond to the trial court’s subsequent orders.”
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