Alternative and peremptory writs
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lucius v. City of Memphis (1996)
Most recently applied in Lucius v. City of Memphis (July 1996)
Code 1858, § 3569; Shan., § 5333; Code 1932, § 9493; T.C.A
(1) The writ is either alternative or peremptory.
(2) The alternative writ commands the defendant to do the act required to be performed or show cause before the court forthwith, or at a specified time and place, why the defendant has not done so, and that the defendant then and there return the writ.
(3) The peremptory writ commands the defendant to do the act and return the writ accordingly.
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.