Tennessee § 32-5-106 - Contest.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 32-5-106 — Contest., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-5-106. Contest.
Any person interested to contest the validity of a will of another country, state, district, or territory as to realty may do so in the same manner and time limit as though it had been originally presented for probate in that court. Code 1858, § 2190 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 31, § 3); Shan., § 3922; mod. Code 1932, § 8118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-506. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 54. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, § 80. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Probate Courts, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 461 (1978).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 32-5-106 cover?
Section 32-5-106 ("Contest.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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