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§ 29-29-104. Costs of Guardian or Next Friend - The cost of appearance of any such guardian ad litem...
Chapter 30 - Recovery of Personal Property
Part 1 - Action to Recover Personal Property
§ 29-30-101. Action to Recover Personal Property - Where goods, chattels, or other items of tangible personal property...
§ 29-30-104. Filing of Action — Process — Possessory Hearing — Procedure — Forms - State of Tennessee County of To any lawful officer to...
§ 29-30-105. Restraining Order Against Defendant — Penalty for Violation — Form of Order - FIAT Upon the plaintiff posting a bond in the amount...
§ 29-30-106. Procedure to Expedite Action for Writ of Possession - A writ of possession issued pursuant to this subdivision (B)...
§ 29-30-109. Execution of Appeal Bond - In the event an appeal is perfected to the supreme...
§ 29-30-110. Exemplary Damages — Attorneys Fees - The court may, in proper cases, give exemplary damages, including...
§ 29-30-111. Issue of Counterparts of Writs - Counterpart of the writ of possession may issue, upon suggestion...
Part 2 - Detinue
§ 29-30-201. Detinue - Where the action is to recover specific personal property, if...
§ 29-30-202. Venue of Action - The action may be brought in any county in which...
§ 29-30-203. Procedure After Personal Service but Failure to Get Property - If the officer's return is that the officer has summoned...
§ 29-30-204. Publication on Nonresident - Should the defendant, or any defendant, be a nonresident of...
§ 29-30-205. Clerk's Liability for Insufficient Bond - The clerk shall not be exempt, by reason of such...
§ 29-30-206. Trial Without Personal Service - If there be no personal service, the court shall impanel...
§ 29-30-207. Monetary Damages - On the issue being found for the plaintiff, or in...
§ 29-30-208. Judgment for Defendant - If the issue is found for the defendant, or the...
§ 29-30-209. Failure to Return Goods Under Alternative Judgment for Defendant - Where judgment has been rendered in the alternative, under §...
§ 29-30-210. Exemplary Damages - Code 1858, § 3391; Shan., § 5146; Code 1932, §...
§ 29-30-211. [reserved.] - The method of obtaining the writ shall be the same...
§ 29-30-213. Execution of General Sessions Judge's Writ - Any constable may execute this writ, and, in exercising this...
§ 29-30-214. General Sessions Court Judgment for Defendant - If the general sessions judge finds the issue in favor...
§ 29-30-216. Fees Before General Sessions Court - The following fees shall be allowed in such suit: Code...
§ 29-30-217. Appeal From General Sessions Court - Either party may appeal from the general sessions court's judgment...
Chapter 31 - Removal of Disability of Minors
§ 29-31-103. Defendants Not Required - If such kindred unite in such application, or if the...
§ 29-31-105. Scope of Decree - The decree may be for the partial removal of the...
Chapter 32 - Scire Facias
§ 29-32-101. Persons Entitled to Writ — Application - A scire facias shall not issue on the application of...
§ 29-32-102. Issuance by General Sessions Judges - Code 1858, §§ 3576, 3577 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 111,...
§ 29-32-103. Endorsement of Name of Applicant - When scire facias issues upon the application of any person...
§ 29-32-104. Liability for Failure to Endorse - The clerk who fails to make such endorsement is liable...
§ 29-32-105. Fraudulent Endorsement - If such clerk falsely and fraudulently endorse the name of...
§ 29-32-106. Service of Writ - The writ of scire facias is served by reading, or...
§ 29-32-107. Judgment After Two Returns - When two (2) scire facias have been returned “not found”...
§ 29-32-108. Form of Writ on Forfeitures - All scire facias issued on conditional judgments and decrees rendered...
Chapter 33 - Sureties on Bonds—actions to Protect Interest
§ 29-33-101. Application for Release From Prosecution or Defense Bond - A surety for the prosecution or defense of any suit...
§ 29-33-102. Rule to Give Counter Security - Upon notice thus given, the court shall make a rule...
§ 29-33-103. Continuation of Suit in Forma Pauperis - The plaintiff may, however, prosecute the suit in the manner...
§ 29-33-104. Relief of Surety on Replevy Bond - The surety upon any bond for the replevy of property,...
§ 29-33-105. New Replevy Bond - Code 1858, §§ 3670, 3671; Shan., §§ 5440, 5441; Code...
§ 29-33-106. Attachment of Replevied Property - If the principal fail to give such counter security within...
§ 29-33-107. Fiduciary Bond — Petition for Release - The surety of any guardian, executor, or administrator, trustee or...
§ 29-33-108. Relief to Surety on Fiduciary Bond - Upon such petition and notice, the court may compel the...
§ 29-33-109. Substitution of Surety as Fiduciary - Should no person be found willing to accept the office,...
§ 29-33-110. New Bond Furnished by Principal - Upon public or private application of any surety, if the...
§ 29-33-111. Witnesses in Hearings - The officer authorized to hear and dispose of such applications...
§ 29-33-112. Exoneration of Surety - On the execution of the additional bond as required, or...
§ 29-33-113. Effect of Exoneration - The exoneration of the applicant surety does not affect the...
§ 29-33-114. Contribution Between Sureties - The sureties, in either bond who have been compelled to...
§ 29-33-115. Costs - The costs of the application, if unsuccessful, shall be paid...
Chapter 34 - Torts
Part 1 - Generally — Privity
§ 29-34-101. Express Consent Required for Settlements - In any tort action, prior settlement of damages made on...
§ 29-34-102. Rescission of Fraudulent or Erroneous Settlements - Where a compromise settlement of a claim for damages resulting...
§ 29-34-103. Provision of Settlement Agreement Concealing Details Relating to Claim of Child Sexual Abuse Void and Unenforceable - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any provision of a...
§ 29-34-104. Privity Not Required - In all causes of action for personal injury or property...
Part 2 - Tort Liability
§ 29-34-204. Charitable Fundraisers — Immunity From Suit - If any philanthropic individual; cooperative, corporation, club, association or organization;...
Part 3 - Silica Claims Priorities Act
§ 29-34-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-34-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 29-34-307. Claims Against Premises Owner — Presumptions - The following shall apply to all civil actions for silica...
§ 29-34-309. Application - This part shall apply to all civil actions that allege...
Part 4 - Operators of Ice Skating Rinks
§ 29-34-401. Part Definitions - For purposes of this part:
Part 5 - Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act
§ 29-34-501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-34-502. Part Definitions - For purposes of this part:
Part 6 - Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act
§ 29-34-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-34-602. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 29-34-608. Failure to Provide Information — Sanctions - A plaintiff who fails to provide all of the information...
§ 29-34-609. Applicability of Part - This part shall apply to all asbestos actions that are...
Part 7 - Asbestos Claims Priorities Act
§ 29-34-701. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-34-702. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 29-34-705. Requirements for Medical Examinations and Testing - Evidence relating to physical impairment, including pulmonary function testing and...
§ 29-34-709. Applicability of Part - This part shall apply to all asbestos actions that are...
Chapter 35 - Usurpation or Forfeiture of Office or Franchise — Corporate Misdeeds
§ 29-35-101. Grounds for Action - An action lies in the name of the state against...
§ 29-35-102. Corporate Officers — Trustees - The action also lies against the directors, managers, and officers...
§ 29-35-103. Attachment of Corporate Property After Nonuse or Assignment of Franchise - A corporation is not dissolved by the nonuse or assignment...
§ 29-35-104. Naming Proper Claimant to Office — Adjudication of Rights - Whenever the action is brought against a person for usurping...
§ 29-35-105. Judgment for Claimant to Office - If judgment is rendered in favor of such claimant, the...
§ 29-35-106. Damages for Usurpation of Office - Such claimant, on claimant's recovery of the office, may also,...
§ 29-35-107. Adjudication Among Several Claimants to Office - When several persons claim to be entitled to the same...
§ 29-35-108. Election Contests - The validity of any election which may be contested under...
§ 29-35-109. Officers Entitled to Bring Suit - The suit is brought by the attorney general for the...
§ 29-35-110. Suit on Relation of Private Individual - Code 1858, §§ 3413, 3414 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 55,...
§ 29-35-111. Bill in Equity — Venue - The suit is brought by bill in equity, filed in...
§ 29-35-112. Contents of Bill — Conduct of Suit - Code 1858, § 3415 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 55, §...
§ 29-35-113. Extraordinary Process - The court is authorized, upon the filing of the bill,...
§ 29-35-114. Answer — Evidence in Criminal Actions - The defendants appear and answer the bill in the usual...
§ 29-35-115. Issues of Fact - Such issues of fact as may become necessary to try...
§ 29-35-116. Judgment of Exclusion From Office or Franchise - When a defendant, whether a natural person or a corporation,...
§ 29-35-117. Judgment of Dissolution — Escheat of Corporate Property - If it be adjudged that a defendant corporation has by...
§ 29-35-118. Receiver for Corporation in Dissolution - Such judgment of dissolution shall not extinguish the debt due...
§ 29-35-119. Costs Paid by State - If such action is at the suit of the state...
§ 29-35-120. Death of Relators - Code 1858, §§ 3428, 3429; Shan., §§ 5184, 5185; Code...
§ 29-35-121. Appeal - Either party is entitled to take the case to the...
Chapter 36 - Waste and Trespass
§ 29-36-101. Waste by Parol Purchaser — Liability for Rent - Any person going into possession of land under a parol...
§ 29-36-102. Trespass by Railroad Contractor - Any railroad contractor the railroad contractor's agent or operatives, who...
§ 29-36-103. Defense of Involuntary Trespass - It is a good plea to an action for trespass...
§ 29-36-104. Death of Owner of Real Property — Survival of Right of Action - When any person entitled to sue for injuries to real...
§ 29-36-105. Injunction Against Waste — Damages - Nothing in this chapter shall deprive the person entitled to...
Chapter 37 - Equal Access to Justice
§ 29-37-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-37-102. Legislative Intent - There are occasions when inequities exist between government and small...
§ 29-37-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 29-37-105. Exceptions - This chapter shall not apply to:
§ 29-37-106. Bad Faith or Frivolous Claims - If the court finds that the small business' claim for...
Chapter 38 - Drug Dealer Liability Act
§ 29-38-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-38-102. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to provide a civil...
§ 29-38-103. Legislative Findings - The legislature finds and declares all of the following:
§ 29-38-104. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 29-38-108. Third-Party Payment on Behalf of an Insured Prohibited - A third party shall not pay damages awarded under this...
§ 29-38-109. Target Communities for Different Offense Levels - A person whose participation in the illegal drug market constitutes...
§ 29-38-112. Right of Action for Contribution - A person subject to liability under this chapter has a...
Chapter 39 - Compensation for Economic and Noneconomic Damages
§ 29-39-101. Chapter Definitions - When used in this chapter, the following words, shall have...
Chapter 40 - Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act
§ 29-40-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 29-40-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter: A companion of an ancestor...
§ 29-40-105. Power of Court - The court that appoints a receiver under this chapter has...
§ 29-40-109. Status of Receiver as Lien Creditor - On appointment of a receiver, the receiver has the status...
§ 29-40-110. Security Agreement Covering After-Acquired Property - Except as otherwise provided by the law of this state,...
§ 29-40-115. Engagement and Compensation of Professional - The identity and qualifications of the professional; The scope and...
§ 29-40-119. Interim Report of Receiver - A receiver may file or, if ordered by the court,...
§ 29-40-126. Uniformity of Application and Construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
§ 29-40-127. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in...
§ 29-40-128. Transition - This chapter does not apply to a receivership for which...
Chapter 41 - Abusive Civil Actions
§ 29-41-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter:
§ 29-41-102. Applicability - This chapter shall only apply to a civil action filed...
§ 29-41-105. Evidence Creating Rebuttable Presumption - At the hearing conducted pursuant to § 29-41-104, evidence of...