Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 (2026)
Power to issue writ
✓ current as of May 2026
Circuit judges and chancellors have power to issue writs of mandamus, upon petition or bill, supported by affidavit.
Code 1858, § 3567 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 51, § 1); Shan., §5331; mod. Code 1932, § 9491; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2001.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Sw. Williamson Cnty. Cmty. Ass'n v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).
Sw. Williamson Cnty. Cmty. Ass'n v. Saltsman, 66 S.W.3d 872 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “They rely upon T.C.A. § 29-25-101 (2000) (“Circuit judges and chancellors have power to issue writs of mandamus upon petition or bill, supported by affidavit.”
Hayes v. Civ. Ser. Com'n of Metro. Gov., 907 S.W.2d 826 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). “Since our statutes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 , et seq., do not abrogate that rule, we hold that damages for the delay in doing the thing mandamus seeks to command cannot be sought in the mandamus action.”
Tennessee Ex Rel. Pierotti v. a Parcel of Real Prop. Municipally Known as 777 N. White Station Road, 937 F. Supp. 1296 (W.D. Tenn. 1996). “, forfeiture provisions, T.C.A § 29-25-101 et seq., dissolution provisions, T.”
Hayes v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 907 S.W.2d 826 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). “Since our statutes, Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-25-101, et seq., do not abrogate that rule, we hold that damages for the delay in doing the thing mandamus seeks to command cannot be sought in the mandamus action.”
State ex rel. Tanya Aina-Labinjo v. Metro. Nashville Bd. of Pub. Educ. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “5 Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 states: “Circuit judges and chancellors have power to issue writs of mandamus, upon petition or bill, supported by affidavit.”
Jeremy James Dalton v. Clerks Of Courts In Fentress Cnty. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “By his writ, which was brought under Tennessee Code Annotated sections 29-25-101 and 10-7-505, Mr. Dalton sought to compel the Clerk of Courts in Fentress County, Tennessee, Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson, and Public Records Coordinator Becky Crockett (together,…”
Katrina Walker d/b/a Rainbow Kidz Child Care Ctr. v. Tennessee Dep't of Human Servs. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 . Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-25-103, [t]he writ is returnable to the court of the county in which the land lies, in all cases where land is the subject of controversy, and in all other cases to the court of the county where the…”
Connie Reguli v. Sharon Guffee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 (2012) (“Circuit judges and chancellors have power to issue writs of mandamus, upon petition or bill, supported by affidavit.”
Shelby Cnty., Tennessee v. Stephanie Taylor (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “, § 4-5-322, § 29-25-101, and § 29-25-102(1), and 42 USC § 1983 and requests this Honorable Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus commanding Cross-Respondent to reinstate Cross-Petitioner with full back pay and all benefits as the Civil Service Merit Board reversed Cross-…”
Eric Todd Jackson v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 (2006); State ex rel.”
Adrian Delk v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “”) (citing the precursor to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 (“Circuit judges and chancellors have power to issue writs of mandamus, upon petition or bill, supported by affidavit.”
State of Tennessee ex rel. Kenneth Dale Davenport v. Frank Strada, ex officio as Comm'r (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-25-101 (2024) (requiring petitions for writs of mandamus to be supported by affidavit).”
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