Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-117 (2026)

Time of trial

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The officer serving the warrant shall notify the defendant of the time and place of trial, the time not to be less than six (6) days from the date of service.

Code 1858, § 3352 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 2); Shan., §5101; Code 1932, § 9255; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1617.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: James Scarlett v. AA Props., GP (2020).

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James Scarlett v. AA Props., GP (2020). “We next address whether the General Sessions Court erred by entering default judgment earlier than six days after service of process, requiring Scarlett to appear and defend in violation of the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-115 (e)(2) as computed by Tenn.”

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