Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-8-101 (2026)

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(a) The clerk shall enter causes upon the clerk's trial docket in the order in which they become ready for trial, giving the cause first ready for trial, either by due course of law or consent of parties, priority of position on the docket.

(b) If a number of causes become ready for trial at the same time, they shall be entered on the docket in the order of their commencement.

Code 1858, §§ 2945, 2946; Shan., §§ 4666, 4667; Code 1932, §§ 8794, 8795; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1207.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Schmitt v. Smith, 118 S.W.3d 348 (Tenn. 2003).

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Schmitt v. Smith, 118 S.W.3d 348 (Tenn. 2003). · cites it 2× “Although McCrary’s original notice of a lien failed to give a description of the property or identify the owners, her amended notice contained all of the relevant information as required by Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-8-101. This amended notice coincided with McCrary’s…”

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