27-8-102 - Cases in which writ lies.
27-8-102. Cases in which writ lies.
Certiorari lies:
(1) On suggestion of diminution;
(2) Where no appeal is given;
(3) As a substitute for appeal;
(4) Instead of audita querela; or
(5) Instead of writ of error.
This section does not apply to actions governed by the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.
[Code 1858, § 3124; Shan., § 4854; Code 1932, § 8990; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-802; Acts 1981, ch. 449, § 2.]