Tennessee § 27-5-101 - Right of appeal.
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§ 27-5-101. Right of appeal.
Any person dissatisfied with the judgment of a recorder or other officer of a municipality charged with the conduct of trials, in a civil action, may, within ten (10) entire days thereafter, Sundays exclusive, appeal to the next term of circuit court. Code 1858, § 3140 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 17, § 10); Acts 1869-1870, ch. 85; Shan., § 4871; mod. Code 1932, § 9019; Acts 1969, ch. 281, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-501. Cross-References. Appeals in school attendance law cases, § 49-6-3010 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction § 25; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, § 41. Law Reviews. Proceedings Before a Justice of the Peace (Richard N. Ivins), 10 Tenn. L. Rev. 180. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. The Tennessee Court System — Municipal Courts, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 431. Trial, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 335. Attorney General Opinions. Municipal court clerk's obligation to transmit appeal bond to the circuit-court clerk. OAG 15-07, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 6 (1/27/15).
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Section 27-5-101 ("Right of appeal.") 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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