Increased Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction has been increased to encompass specific actions, including:

  • To aid judgment creditors to subject a debtor's property which cannot be reached by execution to the satisfaction of the judgment. T.C.A. 16-11-104.
  • To decide all disputes between the state and corporations, their stockholders or creditors. T.C.A. 16-11-105.
  • To aid creditors of a corporation, without obtaining a judgment at law, to attach the property of a corporation, and subject the same, by sale or otherwise, to the satisfaction of their debts, when the corporate franchises are not used, or have been granted to others. T.C.A. 29-12-107.
  • To decide all boundary line disputes. T.C.A. 16-11-106 (a).
  • To enforce foreign judgments against the property of a nonresident debtor when the judgment creditor has exhausted his legal remedies. T.C.A. 26-6-103 et seq.
  • To approve the sale of property of a minor or disabled person. T.C.A. 34-11-116.
  • To compel the distribution of estates where there are difficulties, complexities or conflicting claims. T.C.A. 30-2-710.
  • To remove the disability of a minor. T.C.A. 29-31-101.