Tennessee § 65-10-206 - Priority of lien.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-10-206 — Priority of lien., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-10-206. Priority of lien.
No railroad company shall have power to give or create any mortgage or other kind of lien on its railroad, its property or franchises, in this state, which shall be valid and binding against any judgments or decrees, or execution issued thereon, rendered in any of the courts in this state, for the enforcement of any liens provided for in this chapter; nor shall the liens created by § 65-10-201 be hindered, postponed, delayed or defeated by any contract, real or pretended, made by any railroad company with any principal or construction company, real or pretended. Acts 1891, ch. 98, § 4; Shan., § 3585; Code 1932, § 8007; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1016. Cross-References. Lien of state for construction of overpass or underpass, priority, § 65-11-109 . Priority of judgments for timbers, work, or damages to person or property over other liens, § 65-10-112 . Sale of property and franchise under judgment, § 65-8-107 .
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Section 65-10-206 ("Priority of lien.") 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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