Process in a civil action against an inmate in the penitentiary may be served by the proper officer, in the presence of the warden or the assistant warden, and returned as in other cases.
Code 1858, § 5549; Shan., § 7571; Code 1932, § 12169; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-601.
Cross-References. Bills in chancery, process, title 21, ch. 1, part 2.
Civil procedure, process, title 20, ch. 2.
Service of process, courts of general sessions, title 16, ch. 15, part 9.
Law Reviews.
Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).