Tenn. Code § 16-3-202 : COURTS — SUPREME COURT — POWERS AND DUTIES —3-202 - Process, receivers, and references TEXT PDF The court may appoint receivers, order references and issue all writs and process necessary for the exercise and enforcement of its jurisdiction. T.C.A. § 16-3-202 Code 1858, § 4503; Shan., § 6336; mod. Code 1932, § 10637; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-305.