Tennessee Code — 47
Browse 1,425 sections in division 47 of the Tennessee code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 47-1-101. Short title.
- § 47-1-102. Scope of chapter.
- § 47-1-103. Construction of chapters 1-9 to promote their purposes and policies — Applicability of supplemental principles of law.
- § 47-1-104. Construction against implied repeal.
- § 47-1-105. Severability.
- § 47-1-106. Use of singular and plural — Gender.
- § 47-1-107. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 47-1-201. General definitions.
- § 47-1-202. Notice — Knowledge.
- § 47-1-203. Lease distinguished from security interest.
- § 47-1-204. Value.
- § 47-1-205. Reasonable time — Seasonableness.
- § 47-1-206. Presumptions.
- § 47-1-301. Territorial applicability — Parties' power to choose applicable law.
- § 47-1-302. Variation by agreement.
- § 47-1-303. Course of performance, course of dealing, and usage of trade.
- § 47-1-304. Obligation of good faith.
- § 47-1-305. Remedies to be liberally administered.
- § 47-1-306. Waiver or renunciation of claim or right after breach.
- § 47-1-307. Prima facie evidence by third-party documents.
- § 47-1-308. Performance or acceptance under reservation of rights.
- § 47-1-309. Option to accelerate at will.
- § 47-1-310. Subordinated obligations.
- § 47-2-101. Short title.
- § 47-2-102. Scope — Certain security and other transactions excluded from this chapter.
- § 47-2-103. Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 47-2-104. Definitions — “Merchant” — “Between merchants” — “Financing agency.”
- § 47-2-105. Definitions — Transferability — “Goods” — “Future goods” — “Lot” — “Commercial unit.”
- § 47-2-106. Definitions — “Contract” — “Agreement” — “Contract for sale” — “Sale” — “Present sale” — “Conforming to contract” — “Termination” — “Cancellation.”
- § 47-2-107. Goods to be severed from realty — Recording.
- § 47-2-201. Formal requirements — Statute of frauds.
- § 47-2-202. Final written expression — Parol or extrinsic evidence.
- § 47-2-203. Seals inoperative.
- § 47-2-204. Formation in general.
- § 47-2-205. Firm offers.
- § 47-2-206. Offer and acceptance in formation of contract.
- § 47-2-207. Additional terms in acceptance or confirmation.
- § 47-2-208. [Repealed.]
- § 47-2-209. Modification, rescission and waiver.
- § 47-2-210. Delegation of performance — Assignment of rights.
- § 47-2-301. General obligation of parties.
- § 47-2-302. Unconscionable contract or clause.
- § 47-2-303. Allocation or division of risks.
- § 47-2-304. Price payable in money, goods, realty, or otherwise.
- § 47-2-305. Open price term.
- § 47-2-306. Output, requirements and exclusive dealings.
- § 47-2-307. Delivery in single lot or several lots.
- § 47-2-308. Absence of specified place for delivery.
- § 47-2-309. Absence of specific time provisions — Notice of termination.
- § 47-2-310. Open time for payment or running of credit — Authority to ship under reservation.
- § 47-2-311. Options and cooperation respecting performance.
- § 47-2-312. Warranty of title and against infringement — Buyer's obligation against infringement.
- § 47-2-313. Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.
- § 47-2-314. Implied warranty — Merchantability — Usage of trade.
- § 47-2-315. Implied warranty — Fitness for particular purpose — Exception for certain livestock.
- § 47-2-316. Exclusion or modification of warranties.
- § 47-2-317. Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied.
- § 47-2-318. Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied.
- § 47-2-319. O.B. and F.A.S. terms.
- § 47-2-320. I.F. and C. & F. terms.
- § 47-2-321. I.F. or C. & F. — “Net landed weights” — “Payment on arrival” — Warranty of condition on arrival.
- § 47-2-322. Delivery “ex-ship.”
- § 47-2-323. Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment — “Overseas.”
- § 47-2-324. “No arrival, no sale” term.
- § 47-2-325. “Letter of credit” term — “Confirmed credit.”
- § 47-2-326. Sale on approval and sale or return — Consignment sales and rights of creditors.
- § 47-2-327. Special incidents of sale on approval and sale or return.
- § 47-2-328. Sale by auction.
- § 47-2-401. Passing of title — Reservation for security — Limited application of this section.
- § 47-2-402. Rights of seller's creditors against sold goods.
- § 47-2-403. Power to transfer — Good faith purchase of goods — “Entrusting.”
- § 47-2-501. Insurable interest in goods — Manner of identification of goods.
- § 47-2-502. Buyer's right to goods on seller's insolvency.
- § 47-2-503. Manner of seller's tender of delivery.
- § 47-2-504. Shipment by seller.
- § 47-2-505. Seller's shipment under reservation.
- § 47-2-506. Rights of financing agency.
- § 47-2-507. Effect of seller's tender — Delivery on condition.
- § 47-2-508. Cure by seller of improper tender or delivery — Replacement.
- § 47-2-509. Risk of loss in the absence of breach.
- § 47-2-510. Effect of breach on risk of loss.
- § 47-2-511. Tender of payment by buyer — Payment by check.
- § 47-2-512. Payment by buyer before inspection.
- § 47-2-513. Buyer's right to inspection of goods.
- § 47-2-514. When documents deliverable on acceptance — When on payment.
- § 47-2-515. Preserving evidence of goods in dispute.
- § 47-2-601. Buyer's rights on improper delivery.
- § 47-2-602. Manner and effect of rightful rejection.
- § 47-2-603. Merchant buyer's duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
- § 47-2-604. Buyer's options as to salvage of rightfully rejected goods.
- § 47-2-605. Waiver of buyer's objections by failure to particularize.
- § 47-2-606. What constitutes acceptance of goods.
- § 47-2-607. Effect of acceptance — Notice of breach — Burden of establishing breach after acceptance — Notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over.
- § 47-2-608. Revocation of acceptance in whole or in part.
- § 47-2-609. Right to adequate assurance of performance.
- § 47-2-610. Anticipatory repudiation.
- § 47-2-611. Retraction of anticipatory repudiation.
- § 47-2-612. “Installment contract” — Breach.
- § 47-2-613. Casualty to identified goods.
- § 47-2-614. Substituted performance.
- § 47-2-615. Excuse by failure of presupposed conditions.
- § 47-2-616. Procedure on notice claiming excuse.
- § 47-2-701. Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired.
- § 47-2-702. Seller's remedies on discovery of buyer's insolvency.
- § 47-2-703. Seller's remedies in general.
- § 47-2-704. Seller's right to identify goods to the contract notwithstanding breach or to salvage unfinished goods.
- § 47-2-705. Seller's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
- § 47-2-706. Seller's resale including contract for resale.
- § 47-2-707. “Person in the position of a seller”
- § 47-2-708. Seller's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation.
- § 47-2-709. Action for the price.
- § 47-2-710. Seller's incidental damages.
- § 47-2-711. Buyer's remedies in general — Buyer's security interest in rejected goods.
- § 47-2-712. “Cover” — Buyer's procurement of substitute goods.
- § 47-2-713. Buyer's damages for nondelivery or repudiation.
- § 47-2-714. Buyer's damages for breach in regard to accepted goods.
- § 47-2-715. Buyer's incidental and consequential damages.
- § 47-2-716. Buyer's right to specific performance or replevin.
- § 47-2-717. Deduction of damages from the price.
- § 47-2-718. Liquidation or limitation of damages — Deposits.
- § 47-2-719. Contractual modification or limitation of remedy.
- § 47-2-720. Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach.
- § 47-2-721. Remedies for fraud.
- § 47-2-722. Who can sue third parties for injury to goods.
- § 47-2-723. Proof of market price — Time and place.
- § 47-2-724. Admissibility of market quotations.
- § 47-2-725. Statute of limitations in contracts for sale.
- § 47-2A-101. Short title.
- § 47-2A-102. Scope.
- § 47-2A-103. Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 47-2A-104. Leases subject to other law.
- § 47-2A-105. Territorial application of chapter to goods covered by certificate of title.
- § 47-2A-106. Limitation on power of parties to consumer lease to choose applicable law and judicial forum.
- § 47-2A-107. Waiver or renunciation of claim or right after default.
- § 47-2A-108. Unconscionability.
- § 47-2A-109. Option to accelerate at will.
- § 47-2A-110. Transactions allowing adjustment of rental price upon sale or disposition.
- § 47-2A-111. Applicability of chapter.
- § 47-2A-201. Statute of frauds.
- § 47-2A-202. Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence.
- § 47-2A-203. Seals inoperative.
- § 47-2A-204. Formation in general.
- § 47-2A-205. Firm offers.
- § 47-2A-206. Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract.
- § 47-2A-207. [Repealed.]
- § 47-2A-208. Modification, rescission and waiver.
- § 47-2A-209. Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply contract.
- § 47-2A-210. Express warranties.
- § 47-2A-211. Warranties against interference and against infringement — Lessee's obligation against infringement.
- § 47-2A-212. Implied warranty of merchantability.
- § 47-2A-213. Implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose.
- § 47-2A-214. Exclusion or modification of warranties.
- § 47-2A-215. Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied.
- § 47-2A-216. Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties.
- § 47-2A-217. Identification.
- § 47-2A-218. Insurance and proceeds.
- § 47-2A-219. Risk of loss.
- § 47-2A-220. Effect of default on risk of loss.
- § 47-2A-221. Casualty to identified goods.
- § 47-2A-301. Enforceability of lease contract.
- § 47-2A-302. Title to and possession of goods.
- § 47-2A-303. Alienability of party's interest under lease contract or of lessor's residual interest in goods — Delegation of performance — Transfer of rights.
- § 47-2A-304. Subsequent lease of goods by lessor.
- § 47-2A-305. Sale or sublease of goods by lessee.
- § 47-2A-306. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law.
- § 47-2A-307. Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods.
- § 47-2A-308. Special rights of creditors.
- § 47-2A-309. Lessor's and lessee's rights when goods become fixtures.
- § 47-2A-310. Lessor's and lessee's rights when goods become accessions.
- § 47-2A-311. Priority subject to subordination.
- § 47-2A-401. Insecurity — Adequate assurance of performance.
- § 47-2A-402. Anticipatory repudiation.
- § 47-2A-403. Retraction of anticipatory repudiation.
- § 47-2A-404. Substituted performance.
- § 47-2A-405. Excused performance.
- § 47-2A-406. Procedure on excused performance.
- § 47-2A-407. Irrevocable promises — Finance leases.
- § 47-2A-501. Default — Procedure.
- § 47-2A-502. Notice after default.
- § 47-2A-503. Modification or impairment of rights and remedies.
- § 47-2A-504. Liquidation of damages.
- § 47-2A-505. Cancellation and termination and effect of cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on rights and remedies.
- § 47-2A-506. Statute of limitations.
- § 47-2A-507. Proof of market rent — Time and place.
- § 47-2A-508. Lessee's remedies.
- § 47-2A-509. Lessee's rights on improper delivery — Rightful rejection.
- § 47-2A-510. Installment lease contracts — Rejection and default.
- § 47-2A-511. Merchant lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
- § 47-2A-512. Lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
- § 47-2A-513. Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery — Replacement.
- § 47-2A-514. Waiver of lessee's objections.
- § 47-2A-515. Acceptance of goods.
- § 47-2A-516. Effect of acceptance of goods — Notice of default — Burden of establishing default after acceptance — Notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over.
- § 47-2A-517. Revocation of acceptance of goods.
- § 47-2A-518. Cover — Substitute goods.
- § 47-2A-519. Lessee's damages for nondelivery, repudiation, default, and breach of warranty in regard to accepted goods.
- § 47-2A-520. Lessee's incidental and consequential damages.
- § 47-2A-521. Lessee's right to specific performance or replevin.
- § 47-2A-522. Lessee's right to goods on lessor's insolvency.
- § 47-2A-523. Lessor's remedies.
- § 47-2A-524. Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract.
- § 47-2A-525. Lessor's right to possession of goods.
- § 47-2A-526. Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
- § 47-2A-527. Lessor's rights to dispose of goods.
- § 47-2A-528. Lessor's damages for non-acceptance, failure to pay, repudiation, or other default.
- § 47-2A-529. Lessor's action for the rent.
- § 47-2A-530. Lessor's incidental damages.
- § 47-2A-531. Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods.
- § 47-2A-532. Lessor's rights to residual interest.
- § 47-3-101. Short title.
- § 47-3-102. Subject matter.
- § 47-3-103. Definitions.
- § 47-3-104. Negotiable instrument.
- § 47-3-105. Issue of instrument.
- § 47-3-106. Unconditional promise or order.
- § 47-3-107. Instrument payable in foreign money.
- § 47-3-108. Payable on demand or at definite time.
- § 47-3-109. Payable to bearer or to order.
- § 47-3-110. Identification of person to whom instrument is payable.
- § 47-3-111. Place of payment.
- § 47-3-112. Interest.
- § 47-3-113. Date of instrument.
- § 47-3-114. Contradictory terms of instrument.
- § 47-3-115. Incomplete instrument.
- § 47-3-116. Joint and several liability — Contribution.
- § 47-3-117. Other agreements affecting instrument.
- § 47-3-118. Statute of limitations.
- § 47-3-119. Notice of right to defend action.
- § 47-3-201. Negotiation.
- § 47-3-202. Negotiation subject to rescission.
- § 47-3-203. Transfer of instrument — Rights acquired by transfer.
- § 47-3-204. Endorsement.
- § 47-3-205. Special endorsement — Blank endorsement — Anomalous endorsement.
- § 47-3-206. Restrictive endorsement.
- § 47-3-207. Reacquisition.
- § 47-3-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument.
- § 47-3-302. Holder in due course.
- § 47-3-303. Value and consideration.
- § 47-3-304. Overdue instrument.
- § 47-3-305. Defenses and claims in recoupment.
- § 47-3-306. Claims to an instrument.
- § 47-3-307. Notice of breach of fiduciary duty.
- § 47-3-308. Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course.
- § 47-3-309. Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument.
- § 47-3-310. Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken.
- § 47-3-311. Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument.
- § 47-3-312. Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check.
- § 47-3-401. Signature.
- § 47-3-402. Signature by representative.
- § 47-3-403. Unauthorized signature.
- § 47-3-404. Impostors — Fictitious payees.
- § 47-3-405. Employer's responsibility for fraudulent endorsement by employee.
- § 47-3-406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument.
- § 47-3-407. Alteration.
- § 47-3-408. Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft.
- § 47-3-409. Acceptance of draft — Certified check.
- § 47-3-410. Acceptance varying draft.
- § 47-3-411. Refusal to pay cashier's checks, teller's checks, and certified checks.
- § 47-3-412. Obligation of issuer of note or cashier's check.
- § 47-3-413. Obligation of acceptor.
- § 47-3-414. Obligation of drawer.
- § 47-3-415. Obligation of endorser.
- § 47-3-416. Transfer warranties.
- § 47-3-417. Presentment warranties.
- § 47-3-418. Payment or acceptance by mistake.
- § 47-3-419. Instruments signed for accommodation.
- § 47-3-420. Conversion of instrument.
- § 47-3-501. Presentment.
- § 47-3-502. Dishonor.
- § 47-3-503. Notice of dishonor.
- § 47-3-504. Excused presentment and notice of dishonor.
- § 47-3-505. Evidence of dishonor.
- § 47-3-601. Discharge and effect of discharge.
- § 47-3-602. Payment.
- § 47-3-603. Tender of payment.
- § 47-3-604. Discharge by cancellation or renunciation.
- § 47-3-605. Discharge of endorsers and accommodation parties.
- § 47-4-101. Short title.
- § 47-4-102. Applicability.
- § 47-4-103. Variation by agreement; measure of damages; action constituting ordinary care.
- § 47-4-104. Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 47-4-105. “Bank” — “Depositary bank”— “Payor bank” — “Intermediary bank” — “Collecting bank”— “Presenting bank.”
- § 47-4-106. Payable through or payable at bank — Collecting bank.
- § 47-4-107. Separate office of bank.
- § 47-4-108. Time of receipt of items.
- § 47-4-109. Delays.
- § 47-4-110. Electronic presentment.
- § 47-4-111. Statute of limitations.
- § 47-4-201. Status of collecting bank as agent and provisional status of credits — Applicability of chapter — Item endorsed “Pay Any Bank”
- § 47-4-202. Responsibility for collection or return — When action timely.
- § 47-4-203. Effect of instructions.
- § 47-4-204. Methods of sending and presenting — Sending directly to payor bank.
- § 47-4-205. Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.
- § 47-4-206. Transfer between banks.
- § 47-4-207. Transfer warranties.
- § 47-4-208. Presentment warranties.
- § 47-4-209. Encoding and retention warranties.
- § 47-4-210. Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents and proceeds.
- § 47-4-211. When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.
- § 47-4-212. Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through, or at bank — Liability of drawer or endorser.