Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-10-107

  • 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 claim provided for in § 65-10-105 may be enforced against the railroad company, as garnishee, and the principal contractor, as debtor, in such court or before any judge of the court of general sessions of the county having jurisdiction of the amount claimed.