Tenn. Code § 29-21-109 : — REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGSHABEAS CORPUS —21-109 - Refusal of writ TEXT PDF If, from the showing of the petitioner, the plaintiff would not be entitled to any relief, the writ may be refused, the reasons for such refusal being briefly endorsed upon the petition, or appended thereto. T.C.A. § 29-21-109 Code 1858, § 3726; Shan., § 5506; Code 1932, § 9677; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1809.