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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-112 (2026)

Judgment against garnishee

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If it appears that the garnishee is indebted to the defendant, or has property and effects of the defendant subject to the attachment, the court may, in case recovery is had by the plaintiff against the defendant, give judgment against the garnishee for the amount of the recovery or of the indebtedness and property.

Code 1858, § 3484 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 22); Shan., § 5244; Code 1932, § 9435; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-712.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: Smith v. Smith, 165 S.W.3d 285 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).
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Smith v. Smith, 165 S.W.3d 285 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-7-112; 5 Meadows, 1988 WL 116382 , at *3.”
Dexter Ridge Shopping Ctr., LLC v. Little, 358 S.W.3d 597 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “2004) (citing T.C.A. § 29-7-112). If there is any dispute as to the amount of the garnishee’s indebtedness to the judgment debtor, or as to whether there is any such indebtedness, the trial court may receive evidence on the indebtedness of the garnishee to the debt- or.”
First Tennessee Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Warner (In Re Warner), 191 B.R. 705 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-7-112 and 114. The Court wishes to give the garnishee corporation an opportunity to present any defense to entry of a final judgment.”
Tennessee Indus. Mach. Co. v. Accuride Corp., 139 S.W.3d 290 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-7-112 (2002) provides that a final garnishment judgment may be entered against a garnishee only where “it appears that the garnishee is indebted to the [principal judgment debtor] defendant.”
Leroy Stocklin, Jr. v. Karen R. Lord (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “The trial court entered judgment against Dean under Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-112 (2012), which provides for a judgment against a garnishee “[i]f it appears that the garnishee .”
Kimberly J. Smith v. Gregory A. Smith (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Did the trial court err in failing to properly apply Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-7-112 through 29-7-116 and make the conditional judgment against GCA final? 2.”
Carol McKee-Livingston v. Mark Livingston (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “McKee-Livingston pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-112 . C ONCLUSION Judgment of the trial court is reversed.”
Lipman Bros., Inc. v. Arete Agencies, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “However, “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-112 (2002) provides that a final garnishment judgment may be entered against a garnishee only where ‘it appears that the garnishee is indebted to the [principal judgment debtor] defendant.”
Tullahoma Indus., LLC v. Navajo Air, LLC (2021). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-112 . This argument misunderstands the nature of bank accounts.”
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