Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 25-1-101. [reserved.] - In actions brought on bonds or agreements for the payment...
§ 25-1-103. Set Off of Judgments - Judgments of the same court may be set off against...
§ 25-1-104. Several Parties - Judgments may be given for or against one (1) or...
§ 25-1-105. Judgment Molded to Facts - Such and so many judgments, joint, separate, and cross, may...
§ 25-1-106. Damages — Spouse's Loss of Consortium - There shall exist in cases where such damages are proved...
§ 25-1-107. Address of Losing Party - Each final judgment shall contain thereon the address, if known...
§ 25-1-108. Identification Information — Collection of Court Costs - To aid in the collection of court costs, the security...
Chapter 2 - Confession of Judgment
§ 25-2-101. Power Given Before Action - Code 1932, § 8848; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-201.
§ 25-2-102. Confession by Surety - No surety shall be permitted to confess judgment, or allow...
Chapter 3 - Judgment by Motion
§ 25-3-101. Motion by Plaintiff Against Executive Officer - Judgment by motion may be had against any sheriff, coroner,...
§ 25-3-102. Motion by Defendant Against Executive Officer - Such officers are in like manner liable to the defendant...
§ 25-3-103. Motion for Costs - Such officers are also liable to judgment by motion in...
§ 25-3-104. Collections on Causes Cognizable Before General Sessions Judge - Code 1858, § 3600 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 37); Shan.,...
§ 25-3-105. Penalty for Failure to Return Process - Code 1858, §§ 3603, 3604 (deriv. Acts 1777, ch. 8,...
§ 25-3-106. Death of Officer or Surety - In case of the death of an officer or either...
§ 25-3-107. Execution as Evidence - On the trial of the motion, a copy of the...
§ 25-3-108. Evidence of Receipt of Execution by Officer - Code 1858, § 3599; Shan., § 5364; Code 1932, §...
§ 25-3-109. Proof of Return From Another County - It shall be a good defense to a motion against...
§ 25-3-110. Inability to Return as Defense - The inability to make the prescribed return of a general...
§ 25-3-111. Judgment Against Clerks - Judgment may be had summarily by motion against the clerk...
§ 25-3-112. Judgment Against Special Commissioner - A special commissioner appointed by the court to sell property...
§ 25-3-113. Judgment Against Deputy Clerk - Code 1858, §§ 3611, 3612 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 41,...
§ 25-3-114. Judgment for Executive Officers - Judgment may, in like manner, be recovered summarily, on motion,...
§ 25-3-115. Jurisdiction of Motion on Bond - The motion on an indemnity bond may be made in...
§ 25-3-116. Jurisdiction of Motion Against Deputy - The motion against the deputy sheriff may be made in...
§ 25-3-117. Judgment Against County Trustee - County trustees are required to pay all just claims against...
§ 25-3-118. Motion Against Tax Collector - Code 1858, §§ 3614, 3615 (deriv. Acts 1827, ch. 49,...
§ 25-3-119. Judgment Against Attorney - Code 1858, §§ 3616, 3617 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 13,...
§ 25-3-120. Jurisdiction of Motions Against Attorneys - A motion against an attorney may be made in the...
§ 25-3-121. Striking Attorney From Rolls - Upon the return by proper officer of an execution issued...
§ 25-3-122. Motion by Surety - Sureties are entitled to judgment by motion against their principals:...
§ 25-3-123. Joint or Several Motion - Such motion may be joint or several, at the option...
§ 25-3-124. Surety on Confessed Judgment - Sections 25-3-122 — 25-3-134 extend to all cases where the...
§ 25-3-125. Stayors - Stayors may move against their principals and costayors in the...
§ 25-3-126. Accommodation Endorsers - Accommodation endorsers may move against their principals in the same...
§ 25-3-127. Motion Against Cosurety - A cosurety or comaker against whom judgment has been rendered...
§ 25-3-128. Personal Representatives - Code 1858, §§ 3626, 3627 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 18,...
§ 25-3-129. Jurisdiction of Motions - Code 1858, §§ 3632, 3633 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 38,...
§ 25-3-130. Jurisdiction of Special Courts - The special criminal and other courts have the power to...
§ 25-3-131. Production of Records - On the trial of any of the motions provided for...
§ 25-3-132. Trial of Fact of Suretyship - If the fact of suretyship does not appear upon the...
§ 25-3-133. Trial of Fact of Cosuretyship - In all cases of motions by sureties against cosureties, if...
§ 25-3-134. Amount of Judgment - The recovery under §§ 25-3-122 — 25-3-133 shall include interest...
§ 25-3-135. Parties to Motions for Summary Judgment in General - A motion may be made by the party aggrieved, or...
§ 25-3-136. Motion on Defective Bond - Whenever by this chapter a motion is authorized against an...
§ 25-3-137. Times Notice Not Required - No notice of the motion is required, if made at...
§ 25-3-138. Notice to Constables - Section 25-3-137 does not apply to constables, who shall be...
§ 25-3-139. Security for Costs - The plaintiff in any motion may be required to give...
§ 25-3-140. Venue of Motions - Code 1858, §§ 3589, 3590 (deriv. Acts 1803, ch. 18,...
§ 25-3-141. Concurrent Jurisdiction of Circuit Court - The circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction of all motions cognizable...
§ 25-3-142. Amount of Recovery - Whenever damages on a motion are given, in the absence...
§ 25-3-143. Remedy Cumulative - The remedy by motion is cumulative, and does not deprive...
§ 25-3-144. Return and Reimbursement of Funds Wrongfully Granted Against Individual Protected by Servicemembers Civil Relief Act - If a court wrongly grants a default decision imposing an...
Chapter 4 - Revival of Judgments
§ 25-4-101. Revival After Year and Day - It is not necessary to issue a scire facias to...
§ 25-4-102. Death of Codefendant - If there are more defendants than one (1), and any...
§ 25-4-103. Judgments of General Sessions Courts - Sections 25-4-101 and 25-4-102 shall apply to judgments of the...
§ 25-4-104. Revival by or Against Heirs - A judgment or decree may be revived by or against...
Chapter 5 - Lien of Judgment
§ 25-5-101. Real Property - Code 1858, § 2980 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 90, §...
§ 25-5-102. Equitable Interests - A judgment or decree shall not bind the equitable interest...
§ 25-5-103. Personal Property - An execution thereon shall not bind the debtor's legal or...
§ 25-5-104. Bill to Subject Interest - In both cases, of realty and personalty, the lien shall...
§ 25-5-105. Period of Lien's Continued Validity — No Revival of Registration - Code 1858, § 2982 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 14, §...
§ 25-5-106. Appeals — Commencement of Time for Sale - If an appeal is taken from any judgment for which...
§ 25-5-109. Furnishing of Abstract — Fees - The clerk or sheriff shall furnish such certified abstract upon...