Section 20-8-106 - Time for trial of cases involving state

The trial judge of any of the courts of law or equity shall appoint any time that the judge deems proper for the trial of any civil cause in which the state is a party in interest, directly or in any other way. The cause may be so specifically set for trial, without reference to its relative position on the docket.Acts 1867-1868, ch. 67, §§ 6, 7; Shan., §§ 4669, 4670; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8797, 8798; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1212.