An agreed case is a procedure that can be used in rare situations in which the parties to a lawsuit agree on the facts and disagree on the relevant law as applied to the facts. In such a case the parties stipulate to the facts, file a narrative statement of the agreed facts, and submit the case to the court for a ruling.
If a case submitted on an agreed statement of facts is appealed, the narrative statement of facts stipulated to by the parties is filed with the appellate court (often the court of appeals) rather than the trial court record (a transcript of the trial that includes witness testimony and documents admitted in evidence).
In Tennessee, an agreed case, also known as a case submitted upon an agreed statement of facts, is a legal procedure used when parties to a lawsuit concur on the factual aspects of the case but differ on the legal implications of those facts. This process allows the parties to bypass the need for a trial to establish the facts and instead focus on the legal dispute. The parties prepare a narrative statement detailing the facts they have agreed upon and submit this to the court. The court then makes a ruling based on the legal issues presented. If the decision of the agreed case is appealed, the agreed statement of facts is sent directly to the appellate court, such as the Tennessee Court of Appeals. This differs from a typical appeal where the trial court record, including a transcript of the trial proceedings, is reviewed by the appellate court. The agreed statement of facts serves as the factual record for the appellate court's review.