Tennessee § 29-7-116 - Final judgment.
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§ 29-7-116. Final judgment.
Upon the return of this scire facias duly served, or two (2) returns of “not to be found in my county,” the conditional judgment shall be made final, and execution issued accordingly. Code 1858, § 3488 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 22); Shan., § 5248; Code 1932, § 9439; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-716. Law Reviews. Commencing an Action by Garnishment, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 211. Cited: First Tenn. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Warner (In re Warner), 191 B.R. 705, 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 332 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996).
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Section 29-7-116 ("Final judgment.") 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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