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 witness' testimony.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-102
Penalty for failure to appear
Code 1858, § 3821 (deriv
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