{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-114","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-47-114","heading":"Summons - Time to answer","body":"Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the writ of ouster, a summons shall issue for the defendant, and there shall accompany the summons and be served upon the defendant a copy of the complaint or petition filed against the defendant, and the defendant shall have the right to answer within twenty (20) days from such service.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 47"],"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":"3a1a045554ff79f660a1dc3bd7d6788dc94fad2d12ebab36d02642d78c3ecb46","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-113","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-47-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}