(a) Whenever the commissioner believes, from evidence satisfactory to the commissioner, that any foreign or alien company is violating or is about to violate § 56-2-105, the commissioner may, through the attorney general and reporter, cause a bill to be filed in the chancery court of Davidson County to enjoin and restrain the company from continuing the violation, engaging in the violation or doing any act in furtherance of the violation.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-2-110

  • Attorney: means the person designated and authorized by subscribers as the attorney-in-fact having authority to obligate them on reciprocal insurance contracts. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreign: when used without limitation, includes all companies formed by authority of any other state or government. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • 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.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
(b) The court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to make and enter an order or decree awarding the preliminary or final injunctive relief as in its judgment is proper.
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