In any legal proceeding, when it appears from the papers that the sheriff is a party, or, from affidavit filed, that the sheriff is interested, the process may be directed to the coroner.
Code 1858, § 381; Shan., § 472; Code 1932, § 719; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-907.
Cross-References. Constable authorized to execute process when offices of sheriff and coroner vacant or occupants disabled, §8-10-113.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 9 Tenn. Juris., Dead Bodies, § 2; 21 Tenn. Juris., Process, § 6.