Terms Used In Tennessee Code 26-2-202

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

All property, debts and effects of the defendant in the possession or under the control of the garnishee shall be liable to satisfy the plaintiff‘s judgment, from the service of the notice, or from the time they came into the plaintiff’s hands, if acquired subsequent to the service of notice, and before judgment.