9 chapters · 96 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-101 Duty to attend
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Every witness legally bound to appear as herein directed shall appear accordingly and continue to attend from day to day, and from term to term, until discharged by the court or the party who sought the summons; provided, that the continuance of a case shall not be deemed a disch…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-102 Penalty for failure to appear
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In default thereof, a witness forfeits to the party at whose insistence the subpoena issues, the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125), to be recovered by scire facias; and is further liable to the action of the party for the full damages sustained for want of such witnes…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-103 Scire facias by circuit court
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If a witness fails to appear when summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions, notary public, or commissioner, the subpoena is returned to the circuit court of the county, with the endorsement of such failure made thereon by the judge of the court of general sessions…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-104 Scire facias by general sessions judge
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The party at whose instance a witness is summoned before a judge of the court of general sessions, on the trial of a cause, instead of having the subpoena returned to court as in § 24-2-103, may elect to move before the judge of the court of general sessions for judgment against …