Tennessee § 66-5-104 - Execution by agent or attorney.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-5-104 — Execution by agent or attorney., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-5-104. Execution by agent or attorney.
Instruments in relation to real or personal property, executed by an agent or attorney, may be signed by such agent or attorney for the principal, or by writing the name of the principal by that person as agent or attorney; or by simply writing the agent's or attorney's own name or the principal's name, if the instrument on its face shows the character in which it is intended to be executed. Code 1858, § 2012 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 153, § 1); Shan., § 3679; Code 1932, § 7606; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-503. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agency, §§ 11, 26; 9 Tenn. Juris., Deeds, § 8. Law Reviews. Agency — 1957 Tennessee Survey (F. Hodge O'Neal), 10 Vand. L. Rev. 973 (1957).
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Section 66-5-104 ("Execution by agent or attorney.") 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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