Tennessee § 29-20-307 - Exclusive jurisdiction — No jury.

§ 29-20-307. Exclusive jurisdiction — No jury.

The circuit courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over any action brought under this chapter and shall hear and decide such suits without the intervention of a jury, except as otherwise provided in § 29-20-313(b) ; provided, that in counties having a population of more than eight hundred fifty thousand (850,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the general sessions court shall have concurrent original jurisdiction with such circuit court over any action brought under this chapter; and provided further, that the jurisdiction conferred upon the general sessions court by this section shall not extend beyond the jurisdictional dollar limit provided in § 16-15-501(d) for such general sessions courts in civil cases generally. Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 16; T.C.A., § 23-3319; Acts 1981, ch. 527, § 4; 1994, ch. 789, § 1; 2011, ch. 180, § 2. Compiler's Notes. For tables of U.S. decennial populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Acts 1994, ch. 789, § 3 provided that the amendment to this section by that act shall apply only to actions arising on and after July 1, 1994. 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). The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Cited: Anderson v. Hayes, 578 S.W.2d 945, 1978 Tenn. App. LEXIS 330 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1978); McKenna v. Memphis, 544 F. Supp. 415, 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14088 (W.D. Tenn. 1982); Evans v. Perkey, 647 S.W.2d 636, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 404 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982); Roberts v. Robertson County Bd. of Education, 692 S.W.2d 863, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2802 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); Hayes v. Maryville, 747 S.W.2d 346, 1987 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3064 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987); Montgomery v. Mayor of Covington, 778 S.W.2d 444, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 768 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988); Harris v. Williamson County, 835 S.W.2d 588, 1992 Tenn. App. LEXIS 46 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992); White v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County, 860 S.W.2d 49, 1993 Tenn. App. LEXIS 198 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993); Johnson v. South Cent. Human Resource Agency, 926 S.W.2d 951, 1996 Tenn. App. LEXIS 42 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996); Woods v. MTC Mgmt., 967 S.W.2d 800, 1998 Tenn. LEXIS 213 (Tenn. 1998); Gregory v. Shelby County, 220 F.3d 433, 2000 FED App. 224P, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 15913 (6th Cir. Tenn. 2000); Williams v. City of Milan, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 67 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 16, 2011); Cook v. E. Tenn. Human Res. Agency, Inc., — S.W.3d —, 2013 Tenn. App. LEXIS 137 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 27, 2013).