Tennessee § 29-15-114 - Writ of possession.
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§ 29-15-114. Writ of possession.
The judgment is executed by a writ of possession, issued to the sheriff, and directing the sheriff to put the plaintiff in possession of the premises. Code 1858, § 3251 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., § 4993; Code 1932, § 9141; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1320. Cross-References. Issuance of writ of possession, § 26-1-101 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Possession, Writ of, § 1. Law Reviews. Power of Sale Foreclosure in Tennessee: A Section 1983 Trap (Jack Jones and J. Michael Ivens), 51 Tenn. L. Rev. 279 (1984).
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