Tennessee § 29-30-103 - Complaint or warrant — Affidavit — Exhibit.
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§ 29-30-103. Complaint or warrant — Affidavit — Exhibit.
The action to recover personal property shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the circuit or chancery court, or by causing a warrant to issue in the general sessions court. If the plaintiff's right of possession is founded upon a writing, a copy of the writing shall be attached as an exhibit to the affidavit. The complaint or warrant shall be sworn to, or have attached a sworn affidavit. The following facts shall be sworn to: That the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the described property and the reason plaintiff is so entitled; A description which reasonably identifies the property sought; and The value of the property. Acts 1973, ch. 365, § 3; T.C.A., § 23-2343. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 483. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Recovery of Personal Property, §§ 15, 17, 19. Law Reviews. Creation, Perfection, and Enforcement of Security Interest Under the “Tennessee” Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 48 Tenn. L. Rev. 819 (1981). Remedies Under the Tennessee Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 30 Vand. L. Rev. 1197.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-30-103 ("Complaint or warrant — Affidavit — Exhibit.") 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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