Tennessee § 20-9-506 - Time for decision in nonjury cases.
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§ 20-9-506. Time for decision in nonjury cases.
When any judge of any district tries a case without the intervention of a jury, whether the judge is required to reduce the judge's finding of facts to writing or not, the judge shall be required to render the judge's decision and have judgment entered in the case within sixty (60) days from the completion of the trial. Acts 1903, ch. 441, § 1; Shan., § 6087a1; Code 1932, § 10347; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 10347; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1322. Cross-References. Findings and judgment, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 52, 54, 58. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in Rule 11, § III of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 45. Law Reviews. Changes in Procedure Under the Proposed Supplement to the 1932 Code of Tennessee, 21 Tenn. L. Rev. 589. Ethical Obligations of Judges (Joe G. Riley), 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 507 (1993). Cited: Bennett v. Stutts, 521 S.W.2d 575, 1975 Tenn. LEXIS 689 (Tenn. 1975); Justice v. Sovran Bank, 918 S.W.2d 428, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 754 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-9-506 ("Time for decision in nonjury cases.") 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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