Tennessee § 29-6-136 - Actions after attachment of debt or effects.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-6-136 — Actions after attachment of debt or effects., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-6-136. Actions after attachment of debt or effects.
If, after the service upon any person of a copy of the bill, or levy of the attachment at law upon debts or effects in such person's hands, any person should pay the debt, or secrete the effects, or purchase in any other claim against the defendant, that person shall be liable to the same extent as before the payment, secreting, or purchase. Code 1858, § 3508; Shan., § 5268; Code 1932, § 9459; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-636. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 338. Collateral References. Equity 115.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-6-136 ("Actions after attachment of debt or effects.") 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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