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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 12 - Costs
§ 20-12-133. Judgment Against Pauper
Universal Citation: TN Code § 20-12-133 (2020)
On failure, for any reason, to prosecute the action or suit with effect, judgment or decree shall be given against such poor persons, and execution awarded, as in other cases.
Code 1858, § 3195 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 88, § 1); Shan., § 4933; Code 1932, § 9086; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1635.
Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-4-3.
Law Reviews.
Recent Developments — Domestic Relations — Divorce — Due Process for Indigent Plaintiffs, 47 Tenn. L. Rev. 845.
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