Section 21-1-806 - Attachment without service of decree

If the defendant in execution keeps out of the way or absconds, so that a copy of the decree cannot be served upon the defendant, or if the defendant evades receiving the decree, an affidavit of that fact, and that a copy of the decree was tendered the defendant, or left at the defendant's last place of abode, shall authorize the issuance of the attachment without actual service of the copy.Code 1858, § 4480 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 22); Shan., § 6297; Code 1932, § 10590; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-1211.