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TN Code › Title 36 › Chapter 4 › Section 36-4-109

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If the subpoena to answer has been served upon the defendant, or if publication has been completed as required by law, the cause may be set for hearing and tried at the first term of court thereafter. Code 1858, § 2455 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., §4208; Code 1932, § 8433; Acts 1933, ch. 156, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 8433; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-808.

If the subpoena to answer has been served upon the defendant, or if publication has been completed as required by law, the cause may be set for hearing and tried at the first term of court thereafter.

Code 1858, § 2455 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., §4208; Code 1932, § 8433; Acts 1933, ch. 156, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 8433; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-808.

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