Tennessee Statutes
§ 21-1-601 — Oath to answer
Tennessee § 21-1-601
JurisdictionTennessee
Title21
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 21-1-601 (2026).
Text
When an answer is required to be sworn to, the oath may be administered as in case of the bill of complainant. The power of the court or clerk and master to appoint a special commissioner to administer the oath, either in this or any other state, is not affected by this section.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, §§ 4398, 4399 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 11); Shan., §§ 6208, 6209; mod. Code 1932, §§ 10478, 10479; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-614.
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Copy of bill on demand§ 21-1-202
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Service by publication§ 21-1-205
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Tennessee § 21-1-601, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/21-1-601.