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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (2026)

Declaratory judgments

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Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 35; 1997, ch. 162, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-5-224.

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Cited in 103 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008).
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Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 24× “2d 165, 170 (1997); see also Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (2005 & Supp.2007).”
Craig Robert Nunn v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 547 S.W.3d 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 44× “The Court explained, Petitions for declaratory judgment under both Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-225 and Tenn. Code Ann.”
E. Ron Pickard v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Bd., 424 S.W.3d 511 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 26× “The second petition sought a declaratory judgment in accordance with Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (2011). 6 This appeal is’ limited solely to the latter petition.”
Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc., 475 S.W.3d 746 (Tenn. 2015). · cites it 23× “(c) In passing on the legal validity of a rule or order, the court shall declare the rule or order invalid only if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions, exceeds the statutory authority of the agency, was adopted without compliance with the rulemaking procedures…”
Danny A. Stewart v. Derrick D. Schofield, Comm'r, Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 368 S.W.3d 457 (Tenn. 2012). · cites it 6× “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225(b). 6 . The July 23, 2010 order is quoted, almost in its entirety, by the Court of Appeals in Stewart v.”
Hughley v. State, 208 S.W.3d 388 (Tenn. 2006). · cites it 13× “*390 We granted this appeal to determine the statute of limitations applicable to suits for declaratory judgments filed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 4-5-225, a provision of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, after an agency declines to issue a declaratory…”
Hall v. McLesky, 83 S.W.3d 752 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 reads, in pertinent part, (a) The legal validity or applicability of a statute, rule or order of an agency to specified circumstances may be determined in a suit for a declaratory judgment in the chancery court of Davidson County, unless otherwise…”
Mitchell v. Campbell, 88 S.W.3d 561 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “6 Therefore, the only issue properly before the trial court and this court is whether the Department properly construed and applied Tenn.”
Bonner v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 84 S.W.3d 576 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “The plain language of Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 requires a petitioner to seek a declaratory order from the agency as a prerequisite to filing a petition for declaratory judgment with the court.”
Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen, 181 S.W.3d 292 (Tenn. 2005). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (1998). The petitioner alleged that the lethal injection protocol, which involves the use of sodium pentothal, pan-curonium bromide (“Pavulon”), and potassium chloride, violated the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, see Tenn.”
Bowden Bldg. Corp. v. Tennessee Real Est. Comm'n, 15 S.W.3d 434 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “to specified circumstances may be determined in a suit for a declaratory judgment in the chancery court of Davidson County, unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, if the court finds that the statute, rule or order, or its threatened application, interferes with or…”
Hickman v. Tennessee Bd. of Paroles, 78 S.W.3d 285 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “§ 4-5-223 (1998) which could provide the necessary predicate for a petition for declaratory judgment under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (1998). However, Tenn.”
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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-225(a) — 16 cases
Bowden Bldg. Corp. v. Tennessee Real Est. Comm'n, 15 S.W.3d 434 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “to specified circumstances may be determined in a suit for a declaratory judgment in the chancery court of Davidson County, unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, if the court finds that the statute, rule or order, or its threatened application, interferes with or…”
Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc., 475 S.W.3d 746 (Tenn. 2015). “(c) In passing on the legal validity of a rule or order, the court shall declare the rule or order invalid only if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions, exceeds the statutory authority of the agency, was adopted without compliance with the rulemaking procedures…”
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010).
Hughley v. State, 208 S.W.3d 388 (Tenn. 2006). “*390 We granted this appeal to determine the statute of limitations applicable to suits for declaratory judgments filed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 4-5-225, a provision of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, after an agency declines to issue a declaratory…”
Harold Tolley v. Attorney Gen. of Tennessee, 402 S.W.3d 232 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-225(b) — 18 cases
Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). “2d 165, 170 (1997); see also Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (2005 & Supp.2007).”
Danny A. Stewart v. Derrick D. Schofield, Comm'r, Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 368 S.W.3d 457 (Tenn. 2012). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225(b). 6 . The July 23, 2010 order is quoted, almost in its entirety, by the Court of Appeals in Stewart v.”
Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp. Auth. v. UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc., 475 S.W.3d 746 (Tenn. 2015). “(c) In passing on the legal validity of a rule or order, the court shall declare the rule or order invalid only if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions, exceeds the statutory authority of the agency, was adopted without compliance with the rulemaking procedures…”
E. Ron Pickard v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Bd., 424 S.W.3d 511 (Tenn. 2013). “The second petition sought a declaratory judgment in accordance with Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-225 (2011). 6 This appeal is’ limited solely to the latter petition.”
Winslow Watson v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., Tennessee Bd. of Paroles, CCA, & Jody Benjamin, 970 S.W.2d 494 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-225(c) — 1 case
Brown v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2020).
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