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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The writ may be substantially in the following form:
State of Tennessee,
__________ County.
To the sheriff of __________ County, greeting:
Whereas, A B (or C D, as the agent or attorney of A B) hath complained on oath to me, E F, judge (chancellor or clerk), that G H is justly indebted (or liable) to A B in the sum of __________ dollars, and affidavit having also been made in writing, and bond given as required by law in attachment cases, you are hereby commanded to attach so much of the estate of G H as will be of value sufficient to satisfy the debt and costs according to the complaint, and such estate, unless replevied, so to secure that the same may be liable to further proceedings thereon to be had at the __________ court, to be held for the county of __________, on the __________ day of __________ next (or before a general sessions judge of __________ county, on the __________ day of __________), when and where you will make known how you have executed this writ. Witness, E F, judge of the __________ court (chancellor or clerk), this __________ day of __________, 20 ___. E F.
(b) No objection will lie to the form of the attachment, if the essential matters in this section be set forth in such attachment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 29. Remedies and Special Proceedings § 29-6-121 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-29-remedies-and-special-proceedings/tn-code-sect-29-6-121/
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