Tennessee § 29-18-112 Form of warrant

Tennessee Statutes

§ 29-18-112 — Form of warrant

Tennessee § 29-18-112

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-112 (2026).

Text

The warrant may be issued by a single general sessions judge in the following form: State of Tennessee, To the sheriff or any constable of such county: ____________________ County. Whereas, complaint is made to me by A B, of a certain forcible and unlawful entry and detainer, made by C D, into and of a certain tract or lot of land, situated in the county aforementioned, and bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert boundaries and description], which land A B alleges A B is entitled to the possession of, and C D unlawfully detains from A B: We, therefore, command you to summon C D to appear before some judge of the court of general sessions, in and for such county, to answer the above complaint. This ____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________. E F, G.

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The warrant may be issued by a single general sessions judge in the following form: State of Tennessee, To the sheriff or any constable of such county: ____________________ County. Whereas, complaint is made to me by A B, of a certain forcible and unlawful entry and detainer, made by C D, into and of a certain tract or lot of land, situated in the county aforementioned, and bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert boundaries and description], which land A B alleges A B is entitled to the possession of, and C D unlawfully detains from A B: We, therefore, command you to summon C D to appear before some judge of the court of general sessions, in and for such county, to answer the above complaint. This ____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________. E F, G.S.J.

Legislative History

Code 1858, § 3349 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5098; Code 1932, §9252; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1612.