It is not necessary to issue a scire facias to revive a judgment or decree which has lain a year and a day without the issuance of an execution, but same or a writ of possession may be sued out, in such case, after the year and day, as if issued within that time.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 25-4-101
Revival after year and day
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Stephen H. Cook v. David L. Alley, Sr. (2013)
Most recently applied in Stephen H. Cook v. David L. Alley, Sr. (April 2013)
Code 1858, § 2987 (deriv
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