Rule 21 – Change of Venue

by | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee

(a) Grounds for Change. The court may change venue of a criminal case on the defendant’s motion or on its own initiative with the defendant’s consent. The court should order a venue change when a fair trial is unlikely because of undue excitement against...

Rule 9.03 – Conditions Precedent

by | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee

In pleading the performance or occurrence of conditions precedent, it is sufficient to aver generally that all conditions precedent have been performed or have occurred. A denial of performance or occurrence shall be made specifically and with particularity.Tenn. R....

Rule 9.01 – Capacity

by | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee

It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party. When a party desires to raise an issue...