Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-8-208 — Service at residence of defendant
Tennessee § 8-8-208
JurisdictionTennessee
Title8
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-8-208 (2026).
Text
No sheriff shall return upon any writ that the person upon whom it is to be served is not to be found in the county, unless such sheriff has actually been at the place of abode of such person.
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Related
Wilson v. Blount County
207 S.W.3d 741 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2006)
Linda Owens v. Hamilton County, Tennessee
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 365 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 455; Code 1932, § 702; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-817.
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Tennessee § 8-8-208, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/8-8-208.