Tennessee § 29-6-138 - Collection of choses by officer.
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§ 29-6-138. Collection of choses by officer.
In all cases where choses in action are attached, the officer levying the attachment may collect the same until the writ is returned, unless otherwise ordered. Code 1858, § 3502; Shan., § 5262; Code 1932, § 9453; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-638. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Recovery of Personal Property, § 9. Cited: Doty v. Federal Land Bank, 173 Tenn. 140, 114 S.W.2d 953, 1937 Tenn. LEXIS 20 (1938). Collateral References. 6 Am. Jur. 2d Attachment and Garnishment §§ 77, 303, 304. 7 C.J.S. Attachment § 86. Attachment 166.
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Section 29-6-138 ("Collection of choses by officer.") 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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