The action for the recovery of the possession of land, given in this chapter, may also be originally instituted in the circuit court, the same forms being substantially pursued as those prescribed, the process being issued by the clerk, the plaintiff first giving bond and security to answer costs and damages as provided in § 29-18-111.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-108
Original jurisdiction of circuit court
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins (2013)
Most recently applied in Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins (December 2013)
Code 1858, § 3366 (deriv
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