Tennessee § 29-6-110 - Jurisdiction of courts.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-6-110 — Jurisdiction of courts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-6-110. Jurisdiction of courts.
Suits by original attachment may be brought in any court, or before any magistrate, having jurisdiction of the cause of action. Code 1858, § 3460 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 19; 1835-1836, ch. 43, § 1; 1837-1838, ch. 166; 1851-1852, ch. 177); Shan., § 5217; Code 1932, § 9404; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-610. Law Reviews. Commencing an Action by Garnishment, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 211. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. Collateral References. 6 Am. Jur. 2d Attachment and Garnishment §§ 13-39. 7 C.J.S. Attachment § 91. Equity jurisdiction to sequester, seize or otherwise provisionally secure, assets for application upon money demand which has not been reduced to judgment. 116 A.L.R. 270 . In personam jurisdiction over nonresident based on ownership, use, possession, or sale of real property. 4 A.L.R.4th 955. Interstate shipment, attachment under state law of railroad property in suit involving. 64 A.L.R. 359 . Jurisdictional amount in suit for attachment by several claimants. 72 A.L.R. 205 . Service of process in attachment proceeding on foreign corporation doing business in state. 113 A.L.R. 140 . Trick or device by which property of nonresident was subjected to jurisdiction. 37 A.L.R. 1255 . Attachment 66-76.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-6-110 cover?
Section 29-6-110 ("Jurisdiction of courts.") 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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