When there are more defendants than one (1), the jury may find the defendants jointly or severally guilty of detaining all or any distinct parcels of the premises, and plaintiff may have judgment against any or all defendants, according to the facts of the case. The verdict may be for plaintiffs, or such of them as appear to have right to the possession of the premises, or any part thereof, and against such of the defendants as were in possession thereof or claimed title thereto at the commencement of the action.
Code 1858, §§ 3244, 3246 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4986, 4988; Code 1932, §§ 9134, 9136; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1315.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
§ 29-15-101. Alternative Actions
§ 29-15-102. Right to Ejectment
§ 29-15-103. Parties Defendant
§ 29-15-104. Contents of Declaration
§ 29-15-105. Joinder of Counts and Parties
§ 29-15-107. Facts to Be Proved
§ 29-15-108. Title Bonds as Evidence
§ 29-15-109. Parties Involved in Verdict
§ 29-15-110. Land Described in Verdict
§ 29-15-111. Expiration of Plaintiff's Right
§ 29-15-112. General Verdict for Plaintiff
§ 29-15-113. Judgment Conforming to Verdict or Declaration
§ 29-15-114. Writ of Possession
§ 29-15-121. Mesne Profits — Improvements
§ 29-15-122. Tenant's Liability for Rents