Tennessee § 16-11-107 - Suits on foreign judgments.
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§ 16-11-107. Suits on foreign judgments.
When a judgment has been recovered in any other state against a resident of such state, and the creditor has exhausted the creditor's legal remedy, the real or personal property of the debtor in this state may be subjected to the satisfaction of such debt, by bill stating the facts under oath, and filed in the court of the county in which the property is situated. Code 1858, § 4297 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 2); Shan., § 6106; Code 1932, § 10367; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-608. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, §§ 4, 76, 114; 14 Tenn. Juris., Guardian and Ward, § 4; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 102; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 23; 18 Tenn. Juris., Liens, § 7. Law Reviews. Enforcement of Judgments in Tennessee, 22 Tenn. L. Rev. 873. Cited: Thornburg v. Chase, 606 S.W.2d 672, 1980 Tenn. App. LEXIS 384 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1980); Barone v. Barone, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 218 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 3, 2012).
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Section 16-11-107 ("Suits on foreign judgments.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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