§ 26-6-205. Personal Jurisdiction
A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country; The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the […]
§ 26-6-206. Procedure for Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment
If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition must be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.
§ 26-6-106. Appeal or Stay of Judgment
If the judgment debtor shows the court of this state that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of […]
§ 26-6-107. Creditor’s Right to Bring Enforcement Action
The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce the creditor’s judgment instead of proceeding under this part remains unimpaired.
§ 26-6-108. Foreign Defamation Judgments
For the purposes of this section only, a “foreign defamation judgment” shall mean any judgment for a cause of action equivalent or fundamentally similar to an action for libel or slander that is rendered by a court or tribunal outside the United States or its territories or possessions. This section shall not apply to any […]
§ 26-5-112. Deed of Successor in Office
Any sheriff, coroner, or trustee may execute a deed for lands sold by a former sheriff, coroner, or trustee, which deed shall be valid, as if executed by such former officer; and such deed shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained therein. All such deeds, heretofore executed […]
§ 26-5-113. Deed on Redemption
If the officer’s deed is made within two (2) years, the person obtaining it, in case the land is redeemed from such person, shall make to the redeeming party, a complete deed, proved or acknowledged for registration, divesting the person acquiring by the officer’s deed and vesting the other with the title acquired. In like […]
§ 26-5-114. Satisfaction Set Aside for Want of Title
Where execution from a court of record or a general sessions court is returned satisfied, in whole or part, by the sale of property of the defendant, and the plaintiff in the judgment shall establish that no title to the property so sold was obtained, the plaintiff may have the satisfaction of the judgment set […]
§ 26-5-115. Minimum Acceptable Price for Property Sold
The sheriff of each county in the state of Tennessee is hereby authorized to set a minimum acceptable price for every item, of property, both personal and real, to be sold at any sheriff’s sale in the state provided such price shall be equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) of the fair market […]
§ 26-5-116. Excess of Sale Price Over Debt — Use of Property Not Sold
The sheriff shall remit any excess of the sale price over the debt to the property owner from whom the property was seized. The property, if it is not sold, shall not be used for personal or department use.