Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-108 (2026)

Original jurisdiction of circuit court

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The action for the recovery of the possession of land, given in this chapter, may also be originally instituted in the circuit court, the same forms being substantially pursued as those prescribed, the process being issued by the clerk, the plaintiff first giving bond and security to answer costs and damages as provided in § 29-18-111.

Code 1858, § 3366 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 8); Shan., §5115; Code 1932, § 9270; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1608.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2020 · leading case: Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013).

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Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-108 . 5 . Another provision of the unlawful detainer statute provides for judicial review in the circuit court pursuant to writs of certiorari and supersedeas, which stay the execution of the writ of possession.”

U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Letitia Robertson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-107 (“All cases of .”

Albert Bell v. Richard Cadmus d/b/a Band-Type Supply (2018). “2013) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-108 ). 2 amount of damages incurred when Plaintiffs had shut off water to the Property; punitive damages; and loss of profits in an unspecified amount.”

James Scarlett v. AA Props., GP (2020). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-108 (2012). According to Scarlett, had this case originated in the Circuit Court rather than the General Sessions Court, there would be no question but that the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure applied.”

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