If the right of the plaintiff expire after the commencement of the suit and before trial, the verdict shall be according to the facts, and judgment shall be entered for damages for the withholding of the premises by the defendant; and as to the premises, the judgment shall be that the defendant go hence without delay.
Code 1858, § 3248 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., § 4990; Code 1932, § 9138; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1317.
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