The date garnishee's answer is received by the court clerk shall be noted on the docket book in the proper manner, whether or not the answer discloses any property subject to garnishment. If the garnishee fails to appear or answer, a conditional judgment may be entered against the garnishee for the plaintiff's debt, upon which a notice shall issue to the garnishee returnable at such time as the court may require, to show cause why judgment final should not be rendered against the garnishee. On failure of the garnishee to appear and show cause, the conditional judgment shall be made final, and execution awarded for the plaintiff's entire debt and costs.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-209
Failure to appear or answer
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26–26 (62 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kanipe v. First Tennessee Bank (In Re Kanipe) (2002)
Most recently applied in Smith v. Smith (February 2004)
Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 28; T.C.A., § 26-238.
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.