Tennessee § 28-2-108 - Subordinate possession not adverse.
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§ 28-2-108. Subordinate possession not adverse.
Possession is not adverse within the meaning of this chapter, as to any person claiming a right or interest in the land, when taken and continued under a title bond, mortgage or other instrument acknowledging that right or interest, or when taken and continued in subordination to the right or interest of another. Code 1858, § 2768; Shan., § 4461; Code 1932, § 8589; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-208. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Adverse Possession, § 25.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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