Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-4-102 — District in which tort arose
Tennessee § 20-4-102
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-102 (2026).
Text
When the plaintiff and defendant are both residents of the same county but reside in different districts within the venue of separate courts, a tort action may be brought in the court within the venue of the district where the cause of action arose, and the process may be served in other districts in the county not within the venue of the court.
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Legislative History
Acts 1953, ch. 34, §§ 3, 4 (Williams, §§ 8641.3, 8641.4); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-403; Acts 2011 , ch. 510, § 4.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-4-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-4-102.