Tennessee Statute Annotations

Tennessee statutes with the cases interpreting them: each note is a one-sentence holding backed by a verbatim quote and a link to the full opinion.

9 sections · 5,066 case notes · All jurisdictions

9 sections most cited first

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113

Termination of parental or guardianship rights

1,527 case notes cases 1996–2026 screened through 2026-06-25

Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-102

Workers' compensation definitions

1,039 case notes cases 1983–2026 screened through 2026-06-29

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-4-121

Distribution of marital property

734 case notes cases 1984–2026 screened through 2026-06-22

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104

Personal tort actions

641 case notes cases 1981–2026 screened through 2026-06-22

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-101

Child support and spousal support

533 case notes cases 1985–2026 screened through 2026-03-25

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-106

Child custody; best interest factors

523 case notes cases 1995–2026 screened through 2026-05-21

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-6-102held partly invalid

Definitions

61 case notes cases 1984–2026 screened through 2026-05-13

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-6-202

Tax on sales of tangible personal property

5 case notes cases 1986–2001 screened through 2022-09-14

Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-2004

Excise tax

3 case notes cases 2010–2020 screened through 2022-01-05

A section appears here once at least 3 cases interpreting it have been written up. Sections are worked most-used first, so coverage deepens continuously; each page states exactly how many of its citing cases have been reviewed and through what date.

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