Two (2) general sessions judges may, within twenty (20) days after judgment, grant a certiorari and supersedeas to remove the proceedings of a general sessions judge to the circuit court.
Code 1858, § 3127 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 7, § 4; 1833, ch. 65, § 2); Shan., § 4858; Code 1932, § 8993; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-805.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 8 - Certiorari and Supersedeas
§ 27-8-101. Constitutional Basis
§ 27-8-102. Cases in Which Writ Lies
§ 27-8-104. Power of Circuit and Chancery Courts
§ 27-8-105. Power of General Sessions Judges
§ 27-8-107. Return to Circuit Courts
§ 27-8-108. Amount of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-109. Part of Judgment Involved
§ 27-8-111. Security for Costs
§ 27-8-113. Supersedeas on Pauper's Application
§ 27-8-114. Action After Refusal of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-116. Determination on Motion to Quash or Dismiss