(a) If at the time set for hearing it appears to the monthly county court that any person entitled to notice as provided in §§ 54-12-128 – 54-12-131 has not received notice, the hearing shall be adjourned until the person can be given the required notice, and the court shall not lose jurisdiction of the subject matter or of the persons already properly notified by the adjournment or postponement.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-12-132

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(b) The person concerned may appear and be heard without formally answering the petition in writing; provided, that the writ or summons and the publication notice need not give or set out in any detail the contents of the petition or its prayer.
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