The summons from a court of general sessions shall be substantially the same as the summons from a court of record, but requiring the defendant to appear before the judge on a day fixed, or generally. If no time or place is designated, the officer serving the process shall notify the defendant of the time and place, and make the officer's return accordingly.
Code 1858, § 2817; Shan., § 4522; Code 1932, § 8649; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-204; modified.
Cross-References. Summons, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 3, 4.
Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-4-1.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Amendments,. § 9; 7 Tenn. Juris., Corporations, § 118.
Law Reviews.
Civil Procedure — Rejection of Transient Jurisdiction Over an Unincorporated Association, 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 291 (1986).
Comparative Legislation. Commencement of actions:
Ala. Code §6-4-1 et seq.
Ark. Code §16-58-101 et seq.
Ga. O.C.G.A. §9-11-3 et seq.
Ky. R. C. P. 3 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. §13-3-1 et seq.
Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 53.01, 54.01-54.04, 54.13, 54.16, 54.17, 54.20, 54.22.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1.
Va. Code § 8.01-270 et seq.