§ 16-15-904. Service Upon Defendants Outside of State
Whenever the law of this state authorizes service outside this state, service, when reasonably calculated to give notice, may be made: By any form of service authorized within this state pursuant to this part; In any manner prescribed by the law of the state in which service is effected for an action in any of […]
§ 16-15-905. Constructive Service
In cases where constructive service of process is permissible under the statutes of this state, constructive service shall be made in the manner prescribed by those statutes, unless otherwise expressly provided in this part.
§ 16-15-5001. Classification of Counties for Determining Compensation of Judge
For the purpose of determining the compensation of a general sessions judge, the counties of this state are divided into seven (7) classes as follows: Counties having a population of more than forty-nine thousand (49,000) constitute counties of the first class; Counties having a population of more than thirty-eight thousand (38,000) but not more than […]
§ 16-15-5002. Time Judge Must Devote to Office — Practice of Law or Other Employment
All general sessions judges in Class 1, 2 or 3 counties shall devote full time to the duties of such office and shall be prohibited from the practice of law or any other employment which conflicts with the performance of their duties as judge. General sessions judges in Class 4 through Class 8 counties shall […]
§ 16-15-805. Execution on Personal Property
The officer levying an execution issued by a general sessions court on personalty shall advertise the sale of the personalty for ten (10) days at one (1) public place in the district in which the defendant resides, at the courthouse door of the county and at two (2) public places in the district where the […]
§ 16-15-806. Executions Enforceable in All Counties
Except with regard to executions on real property that are governed by §§ 16-15-804 and 16-15-805, after the time for filing appeal has expired, the procedure for executions and proceedings supplementary to and in aid of judgments of courts of general sessions, including, but not limited to, garnishments, shall be enforceable in every county in […]
§ 16-15-807. Priority of Time
When an execution issued from the judgment of a court of record, and an execution from a general sessions court’s judgment, are levied on the same personal property, the execution first levied shall have preference. Code 1858, § 3078 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 72); Shan., § 4806; Code 1932, § 8937; impl. am. Acts 1979, […]
§ 16-15-901. Issuance and Service of Civil Warrants, Writs and Other Papers
Upon filing of civil warrants, writs and other papers, the clerk of the general sessions court in which the civil warrants, writs or other papers are filed, shall issue the required process, writs or other papers, and cause it or them, with necessary copies of the civil warrant, writ or papers, to be delivered for […]
§ 16-15-902. Return
Any person serving the process from the general sessions court shall promptly and within the time during which the person is served must respond, make proof of service to the court and shall identify the person served and shall describe the manner of service. Process shall be served within sixty (60) days of issuance. When […]
§ 16-15-903. Service Upon Defendants in This State
The plaintiff shall after issuance by the clerk of the general sessions court furnish the persons making the service with all necessary copies. Service shall be made as follows: Upon an individual other than an unmarried infant incompetent person, by delivering a copy of the warrant, writ or other papers to the individual personally, or […]