Tennessee § 29-25-103 - Court to which writ returnable.
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§ 29-25-103. Court to which writ returnable.
The writ is returnable to the court of the county in which the land lies, in all cases where land is the subject of controversy, and in all other cases to the court of the county where the defendant resides, or, if against a public officer or corporation, in the county in which the office is kept or corporation does business. Code 1858, § 3568 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 51, § 2); Shan., § 5332; mod. Code 1932, § 9492; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2003. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 121. Cited: Hawkins v. Tenn. Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749, 2002 Tenn. App. LEXIS 536 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
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