Tennessee § 29-6-163 - Persons under disability.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-6-163 — Persons under disability., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-6-163. Persons under disability.
Persons laboring under the disabilities of infancy, or unsoundness of mind, at the rendition of the judgment or decree by default, have six (6) months, after the removal of such disability, to appear and show cause against such judgment or decree. Code 1858, § 3532; Shan., § 5292; mod. Code 1932, § 9484; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-663. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 344. Cited: Groves v. Witherspoon, 379 F. Supp. 52, 1974 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8982 (E.D. Tenn. 1974).
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Section 29-6-163 ("Persons under disability.") 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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