Terms Used In Tennessee Code 27-8-108

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Where the error complained of is in the amount of the judgment, the petition shall show the amount of the mistake, and the supersedeas shall not issue for more than such amount, and the plaintiff in the judgment shall be entitled to execution for the balance not complained of, as if no such writ had been obtained.