As soon as the property is declared to be the property of the defendant, under §§ 26-2-206 and 26-2-207, it shall be delivered up to the officer serving the garnishment, on demand. On failure to deliver such property, and a return made on the execution of that fact, judgment shall be entered immediately against the garnishee, for the debt and costs.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-208
Delivery of garnisheed property — Judgment for nondelivery
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (62 sections).
Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 27; T.C.A., § 26-237.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.