Tennessee § 29-7-118 - Stay of general sessions judge's judgment.
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§ 29-7-118. Stay of general sessions judge's judgment.
The garnishee against whom a judgment for money is rendered by a judge of the court of general sessions, is entitled to the stay of execution allowed by law on general sessions judge judgments. Code 1858, § 3494 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 177, § 1); Shan., § 5254; Code 1932, § 9445; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-718. Cited: First Tenn. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Warner (In re Warner), 191 B.R. 705, 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 332 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996). Collateral References. 51 C.J.S. Justices of the Peace § 123.
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