Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-21-128 — Disobedience of writ or order
Tennessee § 29-21-128
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-128 (2026).
Text
Disobedience of the original writ, or any subsequent order thereon, subjects the defendant to commitment for contempt, and also to a forfeiture of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the party aggrieved, besides rendering the defendant liable for all damages sustained in consequence of such disobedience.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3754; Shan., § 5534; Code 1932, § 9704; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1837.
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Tennessee § 29-21-128, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-21-128.