Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-11-103 — Jurisdiction of equity causes
Tennessee § 16-11-103
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-11-103 (2026).
Text
The chancery court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all cases of an equitable nature, where the debt or demand exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00), unless otherwise provided by this code. It has no jurisdiction of any debt or demand of less value than fifty dollars ($50.00), unless otherwise specifically provided.
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §§ 4280, 4281 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 1); Shan., §§ 6089, 6090; mod. Code 1932, §§ 10350, 10351; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-603.
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Tennessee § 16-11-103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/16-11-103.