Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-21-312

  • 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 receiver shall, in the performance of the powers conferred upon such receiver, act under the direction and supervision of the court making the appointment, and shall at all times be subject to the orders and decrees of the court, and may be removed by the court. Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit or restrict the jurisdiction of the court to enter such other and further orders and decrees as the court may deem necessary or appropriate for the exercise by the receiver of any functions specifically set forth in this part.