Tennessee § 25-3-109 - Proof of return from another county.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 25-3-109 — Proof of return from another county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-109. Proof of return from another county.
It shall be a good defense to a motion against an officer residing in any county other than that from which an execution issued, for the officer to show by proof that in due time the process was placed in regular mail, at the courthouse of the county to which the execution was directed, with the proper return thereon, sealed up in the presence of the postmaster, directed to the clerk of the court from which the same issued. Code 1858, § 3601 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 19, § 6); Shan., § 5366; Code 1932, § 9525; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-309.
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Section 25-3-109 ("Proof of return from another county.") 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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