2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 47 - Removal of Officers
§ 8-47-114. Summons — Time to Answer

Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the writ of ouster, a summons shall issue for the defendant, and there shall accompany the summons and be served upon the defendant a copy of the complaint or petition filed against the defendant, and the defendant shall have the right to answer within twenty (20) days from such service.