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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-1-104

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Where cotton, tobacco, produce or other personal property is sold or pledged in violation of § 39-14-116, the courts in the county where the office or place of business of the person or persons having made advances on the produce or property is situated shall have jurisdiction of the cases arising under § 39-14-116, and of the person violating it.