Where property, choses in action, or effects of the debtor are in the hands of third persons, or third persons are indebted to such debtor, the attachment may be by garnishment.
Code 1858, § 3478 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 22); Shan., § 5238; Code 1932, § 9428; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-701.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 7 - Attachment by Garnishment
§ 29-7-101. Assets Subject to Garnishment
§ 29-7-102. Wages Earned and Payable Outside State
§ 29-7-103. Method of Effecting — Answer
§ 29-7-104. Notice to Retain Possession
§ 29-7-105. Liability on Instrument
§ 29-7-107. Examination of Garnishee
§ 29-7-108. Compensation of Garnishee
§ 29-7-109. Motion to Garnish Other Debtors
§ 29-7-110. Exoneration by Payment or Delivery
§ 29-7-111. Death of Garnishee
§ 29-7-112. Judgment Against Garnishee
§ 29-7-113. Execution on Maturity of Debt
§ 29-7-114. Default by Garnishee — Conditional Judgment
§ 29-7-115. Notice of Conditional Judgment
§ 29-7-117. Conclusiveness of Judgment