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§ 25-4-103. Judgments of General Sessions Courts

Sections 25-4-101 and 25-4-102 shall apply to judgments of the courts of general sessions as well as to judgments of courts of record. Code 1858, § 2989; Shan., § 4717; Code 1932, § 8851; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-403.

§ 25-4-104. Revival by or Against Heirs

A judgment or decree may be revived by or against the heirs of a deceased plaintiff or defendant, in the same manner and under the same circumstances as pending suits are revived under § 20-5-104.

§ 25-5-101. Real Property

Judgments and decrees obtained before July 1, 1967, in any court of record of this state, in the county where the debtor resides at the time of rendition, shall be liens upon the debtor’s land in that county from the time the same were rendered. Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), judgments and decrees obtained […]

§ 25-5-102. Equitable Interests

A judgment or decree shall not bind the equitable interest of the debtor in real estate or other property until a memorandum or abstract of the judgment or decree, stating the amount and date thereof, with the names of the parties is certified by the clerk and registered in the register’s office of the county […]

§ 25-5-103. Personal Property

An execution thereon shall not bind the debtor’s legal or equitable interest in stock, choses in action, or other personal property, not liable at law, unless a similar abstract or memorandum is registered within sixty (60) days from rendition of the judgment or decree, in the county where the debtor resides, if the debtor lives […]

§ 25-3-136. Motion on Defective Bond

Whenever by this chapter a motion is authorized against an officer, or other person acting under the orders of court, it carries with it the right to move against such person or officer and the sureties on that officer’s official bond of such officer or other person, or other bond executed in the discharge of […]

§ 25-3-137. Times Notice Not Required

No notice of the motion is required, if made at the return term of the process in a court of record, where the cause of motion is official delinquency, or within six (6) months after the right to the motion has accrued in any other case. Code 1858, § 3585; Shan., § 5350; Code 1932, […]

§ 25-3-138. Notice to Constables

Section 25-3-137 does not apply to constables, who shall be entitled to notice in all cases of motion against them for official delinquency. Code 1858, § 3586; Shan., § 5351; Code 1932, § 9510; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-339.

§ 25-3-139. Security for Costs

The plaintiff in any motion may be required to give security for the cost of suits, as in other cases. Code 1858, § 3588; Shan., § 5353; Code 1932, § 9512; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-341.

§ 25-3-140. Venue of Motions

The motion shall be made, unless in cases where otherwise provided by this Code, as follows: Where the motion is against an officer for official default, it may be made in the court in which the officer was acting officially at the time, or in the court to which process was returnable, when the default […]