Cases in Which Writ Lies

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Appeal and Review
4. Certiorari and Supersedeas
5. Cases in Which Writ Lies

1. Certiorari lies:
   1. On suggestion of diminution;
   2. Where no appeal is given;
   3. As a substitute for appeal;
   4. Instead of audita querela; or
   5. Instead of writ of error.
2. This section does not apply to actions governed by the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Code 1858, § 3124; Shan., § 4854; Code 1932, § 8990; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-802; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.

Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by T.R.A.P. 10.

Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 363.

Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Carriers, § 58; 5 Tenn. Juris., Certiorari, §§ 10, 25, 40, 59.

Law Reviews.

Administrative Law — 1961 Tennessee Survey (Val Sanford), 14 Vand. L. Rev. 1115.

Appellate Procedure — Ripeness for Review by Appeal or Certiorari, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 1033.

Judicial Review and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (Toxey H. Sewell), 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 253.

Review of Administrative Decisions by Writ of Certiorari in Tennessee (Ben H. Cantrell), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 19.

The Scope of Judicial Review of Administrative Actions in Tennessee (William H. Ewing, Jr.), 2 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 144.

The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191.

The Tennessee Law of Real Estate Broker Licensing (Lewis L. Laska), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 457.

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