If the defendant upon whom process has been served fails to appear and defend in the time required by law, the bill may be taken for confessed; or the complainant may proceed by process of contempt to compel an answer.
Code 1858, § 4360 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 15); Shan., § 6170; Code 1932, § 10441; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-301.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 21 - Proceedings in Chancery
Part 3 - Contempt on Failure to Appear
§ 21-1-301. Procedure on Defendant's Failure to Appear
§ 21-1-303. Refusal to Answer Fully