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§ 16-15-801. General Sessions Courts Empowered to Issue Execution

The general sessions court that renders a judgment may issue execution on the judgment. Code 1858, § 3070 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 17, §§ 14, 16); Shan., § 4797; Code 1932, § 8928; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-601; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 53; T.C.A., […]

§ 16-15-802. Compromise After Appeal

Where an appeal has been prayed and obtained from a judgment of a general sessions court, if the plaintiff and defendant compromise the case before the papers have been returned to the court to which the appeal was taken, and file with the general sessions court a written notice of the fact, signed by both […]

§ 16-15-803. Issuance After Destruction of Records

When the docket book and original papers belonging to the general sessions court are destroyed, and the judge makes oath to that effect, it shall be lawful for the judge, or the judge’s successor in office, upon the plaintiff, the plaintiff’s agent, attorney, or returning officer filing with the judge an affidavit setting forth the […]

§ 16-15-804. Execution on Real Property

Whenever any execution issued by a general sessions court is levied on real estate, and ten (10) days from date of the levy has expired, the title to real estate shall not be affected as to third parties until the execution or the papers in the cause are filed in the circuit court of the […]

§ 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, […]