Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-204 (2024)
Allowance of change
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If the presiding judge, on due consideration, is of the opinion that the cause set forth is good, and the truth of the cause set forth is evident and credibly supported, the presiding judge shall allow the change asked for.
Code 1858, § 2838 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 78, § 1); Shan., § 4552; mod. Code 1932, § 8685; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-504.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: Lester Eugene Siler v. Charles Scott, 591 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019).
Lester Eugene Siler v. Charles Scott, 591 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “Following the filing of a properly supported petition, Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-204 provides that “[i]f the presiding judge, on due consideration, is of the opinion that the cause set forth is good, and the truth of the cause set forth is evident and credibly supported, the…”
Shane Maddox Bruce v. Carolyn Marsh Jackson, No. E2018-01997-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. May 17, 2019). “Bruce cited in his motion only a statute regarding a trial court’s discretion in granting a change in venue, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-204 , his motion appears to have been filed pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 60.”
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