Terms Used In Tennessee Code 25-3-115

  • 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.

The motion on an indemnity bond may be made in any court, having jurisdiction of the amount, in the county in which the bond is given, or in which the court is held from which the process issued for the levy whereof the bond was given, or in the county of the residence of any of the obligors.