Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-47-114 — Summons - Time to answer
Tennessee·Title 8
Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the writ of ouster, a summons shall issue for the defendant, and there shall accompany the summons and be served upon the defendant a copy of the complaint or petition filed against the defendant, and the defendant shall have the right to answer within twenty (20) days from such service.
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Legislative History
Acts 1915, ch. 11, § 6; Shan., § 1135a10; Acts 1919, ch. 161, § 1; Code 1932, § 1886; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2714.
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