(a) A garnishee, at any time after answer, may be exonerated from further responsibility by paying over and delivering to the officer or court, before or after the return of the attachment, the money and property of the defendant, or so much thereof as may be equal to the property directed to be attached.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-7-110

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Such property or money delivered or paid over may afterwards be treated as though attached in the usual manner.