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Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-102 (2026)

Appeal from recorder or municipal officer

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Any party dissatisfied with the judgment of a recorder or officer of a municipal corporation charged with the trial of causes may appeal to the next circuit or special court, in all cases in which an appeal is allowed from the judgment of a judge of the court of general sessions, and subject to the same terms and restrictions.

Acts 1869-1870, ch. 85; Shan., § 4878; mod. Code 1932, §9027; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-502.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1983–2020 · leading case: City of Chattanooga v. Myers, 787 S.W.2d 921 (Tenn. 1990).
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City of Chattanooga v. Myers, 787 S.W.2d 921 (Tenn. 1990). · cites it 4× “It is evident from examination of the above cases, then that the long-standing, traditional rule in Tennessee, based upon interpretation of the predecessor of the present T.C.A. § 27-5-102 allows a defendant a jury trial on an appeal to the circuit court from a judgment of a…”
Davison v. Carr, 659 S.W.2d 361 (Tenn. 1983). · cites it 2× “§ 27-5-101 and T.C.A. § 27-5-102 1 provide the procedure for perfecting appeal.”
City of Red Boiling Springs v. Whitley, 777 S.W.2d 706 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-102 (1980). The legislature has established ten days as the time for taking the appeal, TenmCode Ann.”
Town of Nolensville v. King, 151 S.W.3d 427 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 27-5-102, 27-5-108(c); State v.”
State v. Cunningham, 972 S.W.2d 16 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “§ 27-5-102. Appeals from general sessions court “shall be heard de novo in the circuit court.”
Joe Clyde Tubwell v. City of Memphis, 413 S.W.3d 77 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “1989) (citing Tenn.Code Ann. § 27-5-102). Specifically, the appeal must be taken within ten days, and is conditioned on the filing of bond with good security or pauper’s oath.”
City of Jackson v. Bledsoe, 830 S.W.2d 71 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “the long-standing, traditional rule in Tennessee, based upon interpretation of the predecessor of the present T.C.A. § 27-5-102 allows a defendant a jury trial on an appeal to the circuit court from a judgment of a municipal court based on the violation of a city ordinance,…”
City of Bartlett v. Pamela Moses (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “…where the judgment was entered on October 22, 2012 and the notice of appeal was filed on November 21, 2012. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-102 . 3”
City of Athens v. William Straser (2020). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-102 . -7- Mr. Straser further asserts that construing Rule 38.”
City of Chattanooga v. Kevin Davis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. § 27-5-102 (1980). An appeal from general sessions court is heard de novo in the circuit court.”
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