(a) All actions at law or in equity, or causes in the court of general sessions of any old county where new counties have been formed from the territory of the same, if the parties interested in the suits live in the new counties so formed, and the subject matter of the suits originated within the limits of the new county, upon application of the parties litigant, or either of them, may be removed to the new county.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 5-2-108

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(b) When the plaintiff and defendant in any litigation both reside in a new county established by law, the litigation, if pending in one (1) of the old counties from which the new county is taken, may be transferred to the court established for the new county, either common law, chancery, or criminal, according to the nature of the case.
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