Tennessee § 21-1-305 - Extension of time to answer.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 21-1-305 — Extension of time to answer., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1-305. Extension of time to answer.
Nothing in this part shall deprive the clerk and master, or the court, of the power of granting to the defendant, upon good cause shown, further time within which to file answer. Code 1858, § 4368 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 15); Shan., § 6178; Code 1932, § 10449; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-308. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 157, 634.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-1-305 ("Extension of time to answer.") 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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