Tennessee § 29-6-109 - Parties residents of same foreign state.
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§ 29-6-109. Parties residents of same foreign state.
When the debtor and creditor, tort-claimant and tort-feasor, are both nonresidents of this state, and residents of the same state, the creditor or claimant shall not have attachment against the property of the debtor, or the tort-defendant unless the creditor or claimant swears that the property of the latter has been fraudulently removed to this state to evade the process of law in the state of domicile or residence. Acts 1870-1871, ch. 122, § 1; Shan., § 5212; mod. Code 1932, § 9399; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-609. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 339. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, §§ 6, 26, 114, 117; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 102. Law Reviews. Commencing an Action by Garnishment, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 211. Cited: A.G. Campbell & Co. v. Chemical Separations Corp., 29 B.R. 240, 1983 Bankr. LEXIS 6417 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1983).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-6-109 ("Parties residents of same foreign state.") 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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