Tennessee § 16-3-304 - Adjournment to court in course.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-3-304 — Adjournment to court in course., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-3-304. Adjournment to court in course.
The clerk, at the expiration of the week specified in § 16-3-303, or the single judge in attendance in the case mentioned in § 16-3-303(a), if satisfied that a quorum cannot be had, may adjourn to the court in course. Adjournment works no discontinuance in any case, but the business stands over until the next term, and may then be disposed of, and all process, recognizances, or other obligations enforced as if no continuance had been made. Code 1858, §§ 4508, 4509; Shan., §§ 6342, 6343; Code 1932, §§ 10644, 10645; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-319.
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Section 16-3-304 ("Adjournment to court in course.") 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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