The summons from a court of general sessions shall be substantially the same as the summons from a court of record, but requiring the defendant to appear before the judge on a day fixed, or generally. If no time or place is designated, the officer serving the process shall notify the defendant of the time and place, and make the officer's return accordingly.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-101
Summons from general sessions court
Code 1858, § 2817; Shan., § 4522; Code 1932, § 8649; impl. am
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