When two (2) scire facias have been returned “not found” by the proper officer of the county in which the undertaking was entered into, such returns are equivalent to a personal service, and judgment may be made absolute.
Code 1858, § 5179; Shan., § 7143; Code 1932, § 11692; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2507.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, § 15.
Cited: Blankenship v. State, 223 Tenn. 158, 443 S.W.2d 442, 1969 Tenn. LEXIS 398 (1969).