Tennessee § 32-5-108 - Copy of will as evidence.
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§ 32-5-108. Copy of will as evidence.
A copy of a will from another state, District of Columbia or territory, as recorded, certified by the clerk of the court in this state where copy is recorded, shall be evidence. Code 1858, § 2188 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 31, § 2; 1843-1844, ch. 187, § 1); Shan., § 3920; mod. Code 1932, § 8120; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-508. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 54. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Probate Courts, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 461 (1978).
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