Tennessee § 16-15-807 - Priority of time.
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§ 16-15-807. Priority of time.
When an execution issued from the judgment of a court of record, and an execution from a general sessions court's judgment, are levied on the same personal property, the execution first levied shall have preference. Code 1858, § 3078 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 72); Shan., § 4806; Code 1932, § 8937; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-618; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 53; T.C.A., § 19-3-107 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, § 68.
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Section 16-15-807 ("Priority of time.") 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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