The judgment is executed by a writ of possession, issued to the sheriff, and directing the sheriff to put the plaintiff in possession of the premises.
Code 1858, § 3251 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., § 4993; Code 1932, § 9141; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1320.
Cross-References. Issuance of writ of possession, §26-1-101.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Possession, Writ of, § 1.
Law Reviews.
Power of Sale Foreclosure in Tennessee: A Section 1983 Trap (Jack Jones and J. Michael Ivens), 51 Tenn. L. Rev. 279 (1984).