Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-35-101 — Grounds for action
Tennessee § 29-35-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title29
This text of Tennessee § 29-35-101 (Grounds for action) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-35-101 (2026).
Text
An action lies in the name of the state against the person or corporation offending, in the following cases:
(1)Whenever any person unlawfully holds or exercises any public office or franchise within this state, or any office in any corporation created by the laws of this state;
(2)Whenever any public officer has done, or suffered to be done, any act which works a forfeiture of that officer's office;
(3)When any person acts as a corporation within this state, without being authorized by law; or (4) If, being incorporated, they:
(A)Do or omit acts which amount to a surrender or forfeiture of their rights and privileges as a corporation;
(B)Exercise powers not conferred by law; or (C) Fail to exercise powers conferred by law and essential to the corporate existence.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
STATE BY PIEROTTI EX REL. BOONE v. Sundquist
884 S.W.2d 438 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1994)
The Commissioners of the Powell-Clinch Utility District v. Utility Management Review Board
427 S.W.3d 375 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2013)
Dossett v. City of Kingsport
258 S.W.3d 139 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County ex rel. Anderson v. Fulton
701 S.W.2d 597 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1985)
State Ex Rel. DeSelm v. Knox County Commission
342 S.W.3d 1 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
State ex rel. Vaughn v. King
653 S.W.2d 727 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1982)
State ex rel. Working v. Costa
216 S.W.3d 758 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
Moncier v. Haslam
1 F. Supp. 3d 854 (E.D. Tennessee, 2014)
City of Oakland v. McCraw
126 S.W.3d 29 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
State ex rel. Jones v. Burnett
760 S.W.2d 629 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1988)
State v. Blazer
619 S.W.2d 370 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1981)
Trigg v. Mansfield
648 S.W.2d 946 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1982)
State ex rel. Cordova Area Residents for the Environment v. City of Memphis
862 S.W.2d 525 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1992)
City of Bristol v. Town of Bluff City
868 S.W.2d 282 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
State ex rel. Pierotti v. Sundquist
884 S.W.2d 438 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1994)
David A. Avery v. Cheryl A. Blackburn
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2022)
State of Tennessee Ex Rel. Mark B. Garrett v. City of Norris, Tennessee
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
City of Oakland, Tennessee v. Lenita Mccraw
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
State of Tennessee ex rel. Robert L. Wolfenbarger, III. v. Scott Moore
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
State of Tennessee ex rel. Arlie "Max" Watson v. Larry Waters
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3409 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 55, § 5); Shan., §5165; Code 1932, § 9336; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2801.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
Enforcement of chapterCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 29-35-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-35-101.