Tennessee § 65-10-101 - Lien of contractors.
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§ 65-10-101. Lien of contractors.
Where any railroad company contracts with any person for the grading of its roadway, the construction or repair of its culverts, bridges, and masonry, the furnishing of cross-ties, the laying of its track, the erection of its depots, platforms, wood or water stations, section houses, machine shops, or other buildings, or for the delivery of material for any of these purposes, or for engineering or superintendence, there shall be a lien upon such railroad, its franchise and property, in favor of the person with whom the railroad company contracts for the performance of the work or the delivery of the materials, to the amount of the debt contracted for such performance or delivery. Acts 1883, ch. 220, § 1; Shan., § 3570; mod. Code 1932, § 7992; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1001. Cross-References. Lien of subcontractors, laborers, materialmen and other persons, title 65, ch. 10, part 2. Priority of liens, § 65-10-206 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Railroads, § 55.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-10-101 ("Lien of contractors.") 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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