Any party dissatisfied with the judgment of a recorder or officer of a municipal corporation charged with the trial of causes may appeal to the next circuit or special court, in all cases in which an appeal is allowed from the judgment of a judge of the court of general sessions, and subject to the same terms and restrictions.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-5-102
Appeal from recorder or municipal officer
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case City of Red Boiling Springs v. Whitley (1989)
Most recently applied in Joe Clyde Tubwell v. City of Memphis (March 2013)
Acts 1869-1870, ch. 85; Shan., § 4878; mod
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Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.