Tennessee § 16-15-723 - Proceedings after attachment.
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§ 16-15-723. Proceedings after attachment.
The proceedings after the issuance and service of attachment and on the trial and enforcement of the plaintiff's claim, are the same as if the suit had been commenced in the ordinary way, the rights acquired by the attachment being governed by the provisions of this code regulating attachments. Code 1858, § 4175; Shan., § 5987; Code 1932, § 10188; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-407; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 34; T.C.A., § 19-1-106 . Cited: Smith v. Thomas, 1 Shannon 655 (1876). Collateral References. Justices of the peace 147(7).
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Section 16-15-723 ("Proceedings after attachment.") 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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