Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-3-408

  • 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.

This part shall not apply to division and plats of land partitioned by a court of competent jurisdiction. However, plats filed under § 13-3-402 shall contain the information required by § 13-3-402 even though the land has been partitioned by a court of competent jurisdiction.