Tennessee § 20-4-102 - District in which tort arose.

§ 20-4-102. District in which tort arose.

When the plaintiff and defendant are both residents of the same county but reside in different districts within the venue of separate courts, a tort action may be brought in the court within the venue of the district where the cause of action arose, and the process may be served in other districts in the county not within the venue of the court. [Deleted by 2011 amendment.] Acts 1953, ch. 34, §§ 3, 4 (Williams, §§ 8641.3, 8641.4); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-403; Acts 2011, ch. 510, § 4. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2011, ch. 510, § 1 provided that the act shall be known and cited as the “Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011.” Acts 2011, ch. 510, § 24 provided that the act, which deleted former subsection (b), shall apply to all liability actions for injuries, deaths and losses covered by the act which accrue on or after October 1, 2011. Amendments. The 2011 amendment deleted (b) which read: “This section shall also apply to corporations, either domestic or foreign, that maintain an office or agency, or are otherwise amenable to service of process, in a district in the county where the cause of action arose, but outside of the district within the venue of the court where the cause of action arose and where the action is pending.” Effective Dates. Acts 2011, ch. 510, § 24. October 1, 2011. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, § 36; 24 Tenn. Juris., Venue, § 4. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Cited: Hawkins v. Tenn. Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749, 2002 Tenn. App. LEXIS 536 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).