All cases of forcible entry and detainer, forcible detainer, and unlawful detainer, may be tried before any one (1) judge of the court of general sessions of the county in which the acts are committed, who shall decide the particular case, and all questions of law and fact arising.
Code 1858, § 3346 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 23; Shan., § 5095; Code 1932, § 9249; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1607.
Cross-References. Jurisdiction generally, §16-15-501.
Law Reviews.
The Judicial System in Tennessee and Potentialities for Reorganization — The Court System in Tennessee (Elvin E. Overton), 32 Tenn. L. Rev. 503.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. LeClercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
Cited: Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bell Forge Assoc., Ltd., 750 F. Supp. 296, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15354 (M.D. Tenn. 1990).