{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-716","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-716","heading":"Warrants","body":"A civil action in the general sessions courts is commenced by a civil warrant being filed with the clerk in substance as follows:\nState of Tennessee\n______________ County\nTo any lawful process server to execute and return: summon ______________\ndefendant\n____________________ to appear before the general sessions court of this county in ______________\naddress city or\n______________, at ______________ on ______________to answer plaintiff(s) ______________ in\ncounty, time date\na civil action for ______________\n(include as many lines as necessary)\nunder ____________________ dollars. This ______________\ndate\n______________\nclerk/deputy","path":["TN Code","Title 16","Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"33568c5d8efdadb275a5a51e15cb03f14d53b11280ba436af7cc928696519171","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-715","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-15-718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}