Tennessee § 29-7-105 - Liability on instrument.
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§ 29-7-105. Liability on instrument.
The garnishee shall not be made liable upon a debt due by negotiable or assignable paper, unless such paper is delivered, or the garnishee completely exonerated or indemnified from all liability thereon, after the garnishee may have satisfied the judgment or decree. Code 1858, § 3495; Shan., § 5255; Code 1932, § 9446; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-705. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, § 145. Law Reviews. Enforcement of Judgments in Tennessee, 22 Tenn. L. Rev. 873. Cited: Hauf v. Wilson, 31 F. 384, 1887 U.S. App. LEXIS 2616 (C.C.W.D. Tenn. 1887).
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Section 29-7-105 ("Liability on instrument.") 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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