Tennessee § 26-5-112 - Deed of successor in office.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-5-112 — Deed of successor in office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-5-112. Deed of successor in office.
Any sheriff, coroner, or trustee may execute a deed for lands sold by a former sheriff, coroner, or trustee, which deed shall be valid, as if executed by such former officer; and such deed shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained therein. All such deeds, heretofore executed by any successor of such sheriff, coroner, or trustee, shall be as valid as if executed by such former officer, and shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all the statements and recitals contained in such deeds. Code 1858, § 3058 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 84); Acts 1901, ch. 145, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 4785, 4785a1; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8915, 8916; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 26-717, 26-718. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, §§ 41, 42.
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Section 26-5-112 ("Deed of successor in office.") 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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