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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-117 (2026)

Conclusiveness of judgment

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The judgment in the garnishment suit, condemning the property or debt in the hands of the garnishee to the satisfaction of the plaintiff's demand, is conclusive as between the garnishee and defendant.

Code 1858, § 3493; Shan., § 5253; Code 1932, § 9444; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-717.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: United States v. Morton, 467 U.S. 822 (1984).
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United States v. Morton, 467 U.S. 822 (1984). “Codified Laws § 21-18-32 (1979); Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-117 (1980); Vt. Stat.”
First Tennessee Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Warner (In Re Warner), 191 B.R. 705 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1996). “§ 29-7-117. However, after a final judgment is entered against a garnishee, the garnishee may be entitled to a stay of execution under applicable Tennessee law.”
Kimberly J. Smith v. Gregory A. Smith (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-7-117 . Ms. Smith argues that pursuant to the above law, the conditional judgment became final when GCA failed to respond to the March 2, 2016 “service of the conditional judgment and Scire Facias.”
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