Tennessee § 16-15-806 - Executions enforceable in all counties.
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§ 16-15-806. Executions enforceable in all counties.
Except with regard to executions on real property that are governed by §§ 16-15-804 and 16-15-805 , after the time for filing appeal has expired, the procedure for executions and proceedings supplementary to and in aid of judgments of courts of general sessions, including, but not limited to, garnishments, shall be enforceable in every county in this state in the same manner as a judgment of a court of record. Code 1858, §§ 3073-3075 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 66, §§ 4, 6; Acts 1851-1852, ch. 181, § 3); Shan., §§ 4801-4803; Code 1932, §§ 8932-8934; Acts 1970, ch. 453, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 19-615 — 19-617; Acts 1989, ch. 404, § 4; 1993, ch. 241, § 53; T.C.A., § 19-3-106 . Compiler's Notes. References in some of the annotations for this section to “justices of the peace” are deemed references to “courts of general sessions” or “judges of courts of general sessions.” See Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, § 173; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, § 32. Law Reviews. Enforcing Money Judgments in Tennessee, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 65. Cited: Sullivan v. Eason, 8 Tenn. App. 429, — S.W.2d —, 1928 Tenn. App. LEXIS 156 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1928); Erwin Nat'l Bank v. Riddle, 18 Tenn. App. 561, 79 S.W.2d 1032, 1934 Tenn. App. LEXIS 58 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1934); Saunders v. Moore, 21 Tenn. App. 375, 110 S.W.2d 1046, 1937 Tenn. App. LEXIS 40 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1937).
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