The attachment and publication are in lieu of personal service upon the defendant, and the plaintiff may proceed, upon return of the attachment duly levied, as if the suit had been commenced by summons.Code 1858, § 3524 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 43, § 5; 1851-1852, ch. 365, §3); Shan., § 5284; Code 1932, § 9475; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-647.
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