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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-134 (2026)

Trespass action

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The judgment in a case of forcible entry and detainer shall be no bar to an action against the defendant for trespass.

Code 1858, § 3372 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 14, § 19); Shan., § 5122; Code 1932, § 9277; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1636.

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Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Am. Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Unknown Tenant of Foreclosed Prop. ( Martin Goss) (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).
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Am. Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc. v. Unknown Tenant of Foreclosed Prop. ( Martin Goss) (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “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.”
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