Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-8-207 — Disobedience of process
Tennessee·Title 8
A sheriff's disobedience of the command of any process is a contempt of the court from which it issued, and may be punished accordingly; and such sheriff is further liable to the action of the party aggrieved.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 361 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 451; Code 1932, § 698; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-816.
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