Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-120 (2026)
Trial in circuit court
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Actions originally instituted in the circuit court will stand for trial at the first term after the pleadings are complete.
- (b) The jury, if it finds for the plaintiff, will ascertain the damages the plaintiff has sustained, including rent, and judgment shall be given accordingly.
Code 1858, § 3367 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 8, 9); Shan., § 5116; Code 1932, § 9271; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 565, §2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1621.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–2012 · leading case: Nashland Assocs. v. Shumate, 730 S.W.2d 332 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987).
Nashland Assocs. v. Shumate, 730 S.W.2d 332 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987). “867 (1892) (a case interpreting what is now Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-18-120); and Robertson v.”
Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Brett Stokes (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The Trial Court granted plaintiff summary judgment for possession and damages for unlawful detainer pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-120 . On appeal, we affirm.”
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