Tennessee § 16-2-107 - Transfer of cause of action.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-2-107 — Transfer of cause of action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-2-107. Transfer of cause of action.
In judicial districts that have a separate circuit and chancery court or in districts that have more than one (1) division of circuit or chancery court, if a civil cause of action is filed in the improper court or the improper division of court within the judicial district, upon the motion of either party, or upon the court's own motion, the civil cause of action may be transferred to the proper court or proper division within such district. Acts 1991, ch. 265, § 1. Law Reviews. Civil Procedure — Flowers v. Dyer County: The Death of the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 409 (1993). Cited: Spann v. Abraham, 36 S.W.3d 452, 1999 Tenn. App. LEXIS 746 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999).
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Section 16-2-107 ("Transfer of cause of action.") 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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