Tennessee § 29-18-128 - Appeal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-18-128 — Appeal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-18-128. Appeal.
An appeal will also lie in suits commenced before general sessions judges, under this chapter, within the ten (10) days allowed by § 27-5-108 , as in other cases, the appellant, if the defendant, giving bond as in the case of a certiorari. Code 1858, § 3360 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 74, § 1); Shan., § 5108; Code 1932, § 9263; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1630; Acts 1989, ch. 20, § 1. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, §§ 30, 72; 13 Tenn. Juris., Forcible Entry and Detainer, §§ 17, 18. Law Reviews. Right to a Jury Trial in Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions in General Sessions Courts in Tennessee (Robert Larry Brown), 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 59. Cited: In re Talley, 69 B.R. 219, 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 4788 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1986); B & G Constr. v. Polk, 37 S.W.3d 462, 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 249 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
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Section 29-18-128 ("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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