Tennessee § 20-4-103 - Actions in rem.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-4-103 — Actions in rem., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-4-103. Actions in rem.
In actions commenced by the attachment of property without personal service of process, and in cases where the suit is brought to obtain possession of personal property, or to enforce a lien or trust deed or mortgage, or where it relates to real property, the attachment may be sued out or suit brought in any county where the real property, or any portion of it, lies, or where any part of the personal property may be found. Code 1858, § 2810 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 173); Shan., § 4515; mod. Code 1932, § 8642; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-404. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 121. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, §§ 3, 34, 101; 10 Tenn. Juris., Ejectment, § 13; 24 Tenn. Juris., Venue, § 4. Law Reviews. Venue — Localizing Transitory Actions in Tennessee Civil Proceedings, 35 Tenn. L. Rev. 520.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-4-103 ("Actions in rem.") 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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