Tennessee Code 29-30-212 – Form of warrant
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-30-212
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The method of obtaining the writ shall be the same as when the suit is prosecuted in court, and the following shall in substance be the form of the writ:
State of Tennessee, To the sheriff or any constable of such county:
______________ County
I command you to summon ______________ to appear before me, or some other general sessions judge of such county, to answer the complaint of ______________, for unlawfully taking out of the possession and detaining [describe the property], the property of ______________.
This ____________________ day of ____________________, 20____________________. E.F., G.S.J.