The summons from a court of general sessions shall be substantially the same as the summons from a court of record, but requiring the defendant to appear before the judge on a day fixed, or generally. If no time or place is designated, the officer serving the process shall notify the defendant of the time and place, and make the officer's return accordingly.
Code 1858, § 2817; Shan., § 4522; Code 1932, § 8649; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-204; modified.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 20-2-101. Summons From General Sessions Court
§ 20-2-102. Security for Costs and Damages
§ 20-2-103. Date of Process Shown — Penalty for Violation
§ 20-2-104. Issuance of Process on Sunday
§ 20-2-105. Service of Process on Sunday on Parties Leaving Jurisdiction
§ 20-2-106. Process on Sunday Generally Prohibited
§ 20-2-107. Process in Other Counties