The adverse party, the adverse party's agent or attorney is entitled to reasonable notice of the hearing upon the writ of habeas corpus granted pursuant to §21-1-808, if in the state, and may interrogate the party in contempt upon the party in contempt's oath, and controvert the truth of the party in contempt's statements by other proof.
Code 1858, § 4483 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 23); Shan., § 6300; Code 1932, § 10593; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-1214.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 306, 377.
Collateral References. 39 C.J.S. Habeas Corpus §§ 113, 193, 196, 205.