Tennessee § 29-6-140 - Appointment of receiver.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-6-140 — Appointment of receiver., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-6-140. Appointment of receiver.
The court before whom the suit is pending, may, at any time, appoint a receiver to take possession of property attached under this chapter or chapter 7 of this title, and to collect, manage, and control the same, and pay over the proceeds according to the nature of the property and exigency of the case. Code 1858, § 3503; Shan., § 5263; Code 1932, § 9454; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-640. Cross-References. Judicial power to appoint receivers in general, § 29-1-103 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 342, 353.
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