Tennessee § 29-29-102 - Constructive service on persons not in being.
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§ 29-29-102. Constructive service on persons not in being.
If in such suit it shall appear that there is or may be any person who has been made a party defendant under § 29-29-101 , a general notice of such suit shall be published in a newspaper within the county in which the land involved is situated, and if there is no newspaper in the county, then in an adjoining county, for four (4) consecutive weeks next preceding the hearing of such suit, and also general notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises for four (4) weeks next preceding the hearing of such suit, and notice given in accordance with this section shall be deemed constructive service on all unborn parties defendant. Acts 1919, ch. 13, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 5009a2; Code 1932, § 9161; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2202. Cited: Sanford v. Louisville & N. Railroad, 225 Tenn. 350, 469 S.W.2d 363, 1971 Tenn. LEXIS 349 (1971). Collateral References. Quieting title 31.
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Section 29-29-102 ("Constructive service on persons not in being.") 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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