Tennessee § 25-5-104 - Bill to subject interest.
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§ 25-5-104. Bill to subject interest.
In both cases, of realty and personalty, the lien shall cease, unless a bill in equity, to subject such interest, is filed within thirty (30) days from the return of the execution unsatisfied. Code 1858, § 2986 (deriv. Acts 1832, ch. 11, § 3); Shan., 4714; mod. Code 1932, § 8049; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-505. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 459. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, §§ 12, 19, 56; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, §§ 30, 36, 37, 40. Law Reviews. Enforcement of Judgments in Tennessee, 22 Tenn. L. Rev. 873. Enforcing Money Judgments in Tennessee (Lonnie C. Rich), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 65.
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Section 25-5-104 ("Bill to subject interest.") 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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