The party applying for a change of venue shall make a statement of facts, in writing, under oath or affirmation, that the party verily believes that, owing to prejudice, or other causes then existing, the party cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the county, or before the general sessions judge, where the cause is pending, the truth of which statement shall, in a court of record, be verified and supported by the oath of at least three (3), and before a general sessions judge, of one (1) or more, respectable and disinterested persons.
Code 1858, § 2837 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 78, § 1); Acts 1870, ch. 5, § 3; Shan., § 4551; mod. Code 1932, § 8684; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-503.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 24 Tenn. Juris., Venue, § 8.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241.
Cited: Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. v. Oakley, 193 Tenn. 638, 249 S.W.2d 880, 1952 Tenn. LEXIS 334 (1952).