Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-2-101 — Summons from general sessions court
Tennessee § 20-2-101
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-101 (2026).
Text
The summons from a court of general sessions shall be substantially the same as the summons from a court of record, but requiring the defendant to appear before the judge on a day fixed, or generally. If no time or place is designated, the officer serving the process shall notify the defendant of the time and place, and make the officer's return accordingly.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2817; Shan., § 4522; Code 1932, § 8649; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-204; modified.
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