Summons — Time to answer

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-114, under Removal of Officers.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-114

Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the writ of ouster, a summons shall issue for the defendant, and there shall accompany the summons and be served upon the defendant a copy of the complaint or petition filed against the defendant, and the defendant shall have the right to answer within twenty (20) days from such service.