The warrant may be issued by a single general sessions judge in the following form:
State of Tennessee,
To the sheriff or any constable of such county:
County.
Whereas, complaint is made to me by A B, of a certain forcible and unlawful entry and detainer, made by C D, into and of a certain tract or lot of land, situated in the county aforementioned, and bounded [or known and described] as follows [insert boundaries and description], which land A B alleges A B is entitled to the possession of, and C D unlawfully detains from A B: We, therefore, command you to summon C D to appear before some judge of the court of general sessions, in and for such county, to answer the above complaint.
This day of , 20 . E F, G.S.J.
Code 1858, § 3349 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, § 1); impl. am. Acts 1879, ch. 23, § 1; Shan., § 5098; Code 1932, § 9252; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1612.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Forcible Entry and Detainer, §§ 7, 12.