Tennessee § 29-18-112 - Form of warrant.
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§ 29-18-112. Form of warrant.
The warrant may be issued by a single general sessions judge in the following form: State of Tennessee, To the sheriff or any constable of such county: County. Whereas, complaint is made to me by A B, of a certain forcible and unlawful entry and detainer, made by C D, into and of a certain tract or lot of land, situated in the county aforementioned, and bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert boundaries and description], which land A B alleges A B is entitled to the possession of, and C D unlawfully detains from A B: We, therefore, command you to summon C D to appear before some judge of the court of general sessions, in and for such county, to answer the above complaint. This day of , 20 . E F, G.S.J. Code 1858, § 3349 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5098; Code 1932, § 9252; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1612. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Forcible Entry and Detainer, §§ 7, 12.
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Section 29-18-112 ("Form of warrant.") 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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