Tennessee § 20-8-106 - Time for trial of cases involving state.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-8-106 — Time for trial of cases involving state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-8-106. Time for trial of cases involving state.
The trial judge of any of the courts of law or equity shall appoint any time that the judge deems proper for the trial of any civil cause in which the state is a party in interest, directly or in any other way. The cause may be so specifically set for trial, without reference to its relative position on the docket. Acts 1867-1868, ch. 67, §§ 6, 7; Shan., §§ 4669, 4670; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8797, 8798; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1212. Cross-References. Setting cases for trial, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 40. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. Trial, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 335.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-8-106 ("Time for trial of cases involving state.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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