{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-108","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-108","heading":"Duty of court - Wrongful failure to grant writ","body":"(a) It is the duty of the court or judge to act upon such applications instanter.\n(b) A wrongful and willful refusal to grant the writ, when properly applied for, is a misdemeanor in office, besides subjecting the judge to damages at the suit of the party aggrieved.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"de352e267021954b3bcdb4a9fbccaaf73b622a069ed3e4ea2c0615e37f869d46","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-107","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}