The court, in any action, suit or proceeding in which service is made in the manner provided in § 56-2-603 or § 56-2-604, may, in its discretion, order a postponement that may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to comply with § 56-2-607, and to defend the action.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-2-608
Discretionary continuances
Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law
The act spans §§ 56–56 (1,220 sections).
Acts 1955, ch. 2, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 56-334, 56-253.
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.