If, from the showing of the petitioner, the plaintiff would not be entitled to any relief, the writ may be refused, the reasons for such refusal being briefly endorsed upon the petition, or appended thereto.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-109
Refusal of writ
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Terrance N. CARTER v. Rickey BELL (2009)
Most recently applied in Terrance N. CARTER v. Rickey BELL (February 2009)
Code 1858, § 3726; Shan., § 5506; Code 1932, § 9677; T.C.A
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