Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-131 (2026)
Monetary judgment in circuit court
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) If the defendant obtain certiorari, and, upon trial in the circuit court, the jury find that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the land, the jury shall also ascertain the value of the rents during the time the plaintiff has been kept out of possession, and such other damages as the plaintiff is entitled to, and the court shall give judgment against the defendant and the defendant's sureties for the amount.
- (b) Should the cause be taken to the circuit court by the plaintiff, and a verdict be found in the plaintiff's favor, the jury shall, in like manner, ascertain the value of the rents, and the damages the jury may consider the plaintiff entitled to, and return the amount in its verdict, upon which the court shall give judgment accordingly.
Code 1858, §§ 3363, 3364 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 6); Shan., §§ 5112, 5113; Code 1932, §§ 9267, 9268; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1633.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2022 · leading case: Am. Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Unknown Tenant of Foreclosed Prop. ( Martin Goss) (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).
Am. Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Unknown Tenant of Foreclosed Prop. ( Martin Goss) (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Goss for the value of the rents during the time AGFS had been kept out of possession of the property pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-131 . AGFS also sought damages against Mr.”
Lee Dodgson v. Cheryl M. Williams (2022). “In view of the continued obstruction by [Williams], [Dodgson] prays for an award of money judgment under T.C.A. § 29-18-131 for rents owed and other such damages as [Dodgson] is entitled to which have accrued since August 21, 2020, when [Dodgson] obtained ownership of the Real…”
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