27-1-125 - Appeal from an order of a trial court granting or denying class action certification. - Tennessee Statutes

27-1-125. Appeal from an order of a trial court granting or denying class action certification.

The court of appeals may, in its discretion, permit an appeal from an order of a trial court granting or denying class action certification under Rule 23 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, if an application is filed with the clerk of the appellate court within ten (10) days after the entry of the order. A party shall not be required to obtain permission from the trial court to apply for an appeal under this section. In all other respects, the filing and consideration of an application to appeal from an order granting or denying class action certification shall be governed by Rule 9 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.

[Acts 2005, ch. 280, § 1.]