Tenn. Code § 8-8-207

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 800

Section 8-8-207 - Disobedience of process

A sheriff's disobedience of the command of any process is a contempt of the court from which it issued, and may be punished accordingly; and such sheriff is further liable to the action of the party aggrieved.

T.C.A. § 8-8-207

Code 1858, § 361 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 451; Code 1932, § 698; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-816.