2020 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 15 - Courts of General Sessions
Part 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 16-15-716. Warrants

Universal Citation: TN Code § 16-15-716 (2020)

A civil action in the general sessions courts is commenced by a civil warrant being filed with the clerk in substance as follows:

State of Tennessee

County

To any lawful process server to execute and return: summon

defendant  to appear before the general sessions court of this county in

address  city or

, at  on  to answer plaintiff(s)  in

county,   time    date

a civil action for

(include as many lines as necessary)

under  dollars. This

date

clerk/deputy

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