Tennessee Code 26-2-206 – Execution awarded for property in garnishee’s hands
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 26-2-206
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
If, upon the answer and the examination of the garnishee, it appears that the garnishee has property, debts, or effects in the garnishee’s hands or under the garnishee’s control, liable for the plaintiff‘s debt, judgment may be entered, and execution awarded for the property, money, or effects, as the case may be, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff’s debt and costs and all charges incident to the proceedings.