No sheriff shall return upon any writ that the person upon whom it is to be served is not to be found in the county, unless such sheriff has actually been at the place of abode of such person.
Code 1858, § 365 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 455; Code 1932, § 702; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-817.
Cross-References. Duties of sheriff, §8-8-201.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, § 2.
Law Reviews.
Pleadings, Motions and Pre-Trial Procedure (Roy Leon Masengale), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 219 (1973).