Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-128 (2026)
Appeal
✓ current as of May 2026
An appeal will also lie in suits commenced before general sessions judges, under this chapter, within the ten (10) days allowed by § 27-5-108, as in other cases, the appellant, if the defendant, giving bond as required by law.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 755,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Code 1858, § 3360 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 74, § 1); Shan., §5108; Code 1932, § 9263; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1630; Acts 1989, ch. 20, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013).
Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013). “§ 29-18-128. Parties appealing to the circuit court from a ruling of the general sessions court in an unlawful detainer action must satisfy the bond required for appeal.”
B & G Constr., Inc. v. Polk, 37 S.W.3d 462 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “When the tenant appealed the General Sessions Court judgment to Davidson County Circuit Court under the authority of T.C.A. §§ 29-18-128 and 27-5-108, the appeal was de novo under T.”
Steinhouse v. Neal, 723 S.W.2d 625 (Tenn. 1987). “Plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss the appeal in the Circuit Court alleging that the appeal was not taken from the judgment of the General Sessions Court within the 2 day period as provided in T.C.A. § 29-18-128. Defendants argued that the provisions of T.”
Newport Hous. Auth. v. Ballard, 839 S.W.2d 86 (Tenn. 1992). “Subsequent to the denial for remand, a de novo jury trial was held in circuit court pursuant to T.C.A. § 29-18-128 and T.R.C.P. § 38.03. The jury found for the landlord, and possession of the premises was again awarded to the Newport Housing Authority.”
Felts v. Cleveland Hous. Auth., 821 F. Supp. 2d 968 (E.D. Tenn. 2011). “Felts’s appeal for a trial de novo pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-18-128 and 16-15-729 transforms him from a defendant in an unlawful detainer action to a plaintiff “bringing” a “civil action .”
Gallatin Hous. Auth. v. Mahoganee Pelt, 532 S.W.3d 760 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-128 (2012). Or the losing party can, within thirty days, petition the circuit court for writs of certiorari and supersede-as.”
Gallatin Hous. Auth. v. Talley (In Re Talley), 69 B.R. 219 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1986). “§ 29-18-128 (1980); Op.Tenn.Att’y Gen. 315 (1981).”
Alfonzia Biles v. Tiffany Roby (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “(citing Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-18-128 , -129). “The writ of certiorari removes the case to the circuit court while the writ of supersedeas stays enforcement of the possession judgment.”
Outloud! INC. v. Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-128 . If the 10 days have run, the aggrieved party may, within thirty days, petition the circuit court for writs of certiorari and supersedeas under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 29-18-129, which provides: The proceedings in such actions may, within…”
Albert Bell v. Richard Cadmus d/b/a Band-Type Supply (2018). “The circuit court specifically found in pertinent part: There are two (2) ways to appeal an unlawful detainer action to the Circuit Court, one (1) procedure pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-128 “Appeal and Review” and one (1) procedure pursuant to Tenn.”
Lucas D. Bottorff v. Anne A. Sears (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 27-5-108 (a)(1) (providing that “[a]ny party may appeal from a decision of the general sessions court to the circuit of the county within a period of ten (10) days on -3- complying with this chapter”); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-128 (stating that “[a]n appeal will also…”
Ridgeview Partners, LLC d/b/a Ravelle at Ridgeview v. Michelle Okoreeh-Baah Keister (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “The appeal bond requirements of T.C.A. § 29-18-128 through § 29-18-130 [the statutes governing appeals from detainer actions] do not impose any unreasonable or irrational burdens upon parties seeking to appeal an adverse decision from the general sessions court.”
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