Tennessee § 29-12-104 - Powers of court.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-12-104 — Powers of court., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-12-104. Powers of court.
The court has the same power and jurisdiction in all respects to set aside fraudulent conveyances and other fraudulent devices, in the cases mentioned in §§ 29-12-101 — 29-12-103 , and to subject the property, by sale or otherwise, to the payment of debts, as if the creditor had obtained judgment, and execution thereon had been returned unsatisfied. Code 1858, § 4291 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 365, § 10); Shan., § 6100; Code 1932, § 10361; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1004. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, § 15; 13 Tenn. Juris., Fraudulent and Voluntary Conveyances, § 43. Law Reviews. Preferences, Priorities, and Powers of the State in the Collection of Delinquent Revenue: Tennessee's Tax Enforcement Procedures Act (Donald J. Serkin), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 707. Cited: Exum v. Griffis Newbern Co., 144 Tenn. 239, 230 S.W. 601, 1921 Tenn. LEXIS 33 (1921); In re Bell, 55 B.R. 246, 1985 Bankr. LEXIS 4923 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1985).
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Section 29-12-104 ("Powers of court.") 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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