{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-30-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-30-103","heading":"Complaint or warrant - Affidavit - Exhibit","body":"(a) The action to recover personal property shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the circuit or chancery court, or by causing a warrant to issue in the general sessions court. (b) If the plaintiff's right of possession is founded upon a writing, a copy of the writing shall be attached as an exhibit to the affidavit. (c) The complaint or warrant shall be sworn to, or have attached a sworn affidavit. The following facts shall be sworn to: (1) That the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the described property and the reason plaintiff is so entitled; (2) A description which reasonably identifies the property sought; and (3) The value of the property. Acts 1973, ch. 365, § 3; T.C.A., § 23-2343.\n(a) The action to recover personal property shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the circuit or chancery court, or by causing a warrant to issue in the general sessions court.\n(b) If the plaintiff's right of possession is founded upon a writing, a copy of the writing shall be attached as an exhibit to the affidavit.\n(c) The complaint or warrant shall be sworn to, or have attached a sworn affidavit. The following facts shall be sworn to: (1) That the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the described property and the reason plaintiff is so entitled; (2) A description which reasonably identifies the property sought; and (3) The value of the property.\n(1) That the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the described property and the reason plaintiff is so entitled;\n(2) A description which reasonably identifies the property sought; and\n(3) The value of the property.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 30"],"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":"b371563104297d8b189fe4dd936ad77a427802c60ded6c5378aee2dc9fa5582c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-30-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-30-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}