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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-2-605

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Time allowed before judgment

Official statutory text

No plaintiff or complainant shall be entitled to a judgment by default, or a judgment with leave to prove damages, or a judgment pro confesso under §§ 56-2-602 - 56-2-604, this section and § 56-2-606 until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of the affidavit of compliance. Acts 1955, ch. 2, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 56-331, 56-250.
No plaintiff or complainant shall be entitled to a judgment by default, or a judgment with leave to prove damages, or a judgment pro confesso under §§ 56-2-602 - 56-2-604, this section and § 56-2-606 until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of the affidavit of compliance.
Acts 1955, ch. 2, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 56-331, 56-250.

Status: in_force

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