Trial in Circuit Court

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2. Tennessee Code
3. Remedies and Special Proceedings
4. Forcible Entry and Detainer
5. Trial in Circuit Court

1. Actions originally instituted in the circuit court will stand for trial at the first term after the pleadings are complete.
2. The jury, if it finds for the plaintiff, will ascertain the damages the plaintiff has sustained, including rent, and judgment shall be given accordingly.

Code 1858, § 3367 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 8, 9); Shan., § 5116; Code 1932, § 9271; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 565, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1621.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Forcible Entry and Detainer, §§ 12, 15.

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: Nashland Associates v. Shumate, 730 S.W.2d 332, 1987 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2499 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987); Pan-Am Southern Corp. v. Cummins, 156 F. Supp. 673, 1957 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2844 (D. Tenn. 1957); Fannie Mae v. Stokes, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 812 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 26, 2012).

Collateral References. 35 Am. Jur. 2d Forcible Entry and Detainer § 46.

36A C.J.S. Forcible Entry and Detainer §§ 36-50, 63-66.

Forcible entry and detainer 31-36.

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