66-19-202 - Pleading of lienor.

66-19-202. Pleading of lienor.

The pleading of the lienor shall be in writing, on oath, stating:

     (1)  By whom and for what boat the debt was contracted;

     (2)  The items composing the debt;

     (3)  That it is justly due and unpaid; and

     (4)  That demand has been made of one (1) of the defendants, or of the captain or agent of the defendants, being at the time in the county.

[Code 1858, § 3551 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, §§ 2, 10); Shan., § 5314; mod. Code 1932, § 7963; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1905.]