Tennessee § 29-27-110 - Uncertainty of interests.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-27-110 — Uncertainty of interests., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-27-110. Uncertainty of interests.
In case any one (1) or more of such parties, or the share or quantity of interest of any of the parties, be unknown to the petitioner, or be uncertain or contingent, or the ownership of the inheritance shall depend upon an executory devise, or the remainder shall be a contingent remainder, so that such parties cannot be named, the facts shall be set forth in such petition. Code 1858, § 3272 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 164, § 2); Shan., § 5020; Code 1932, § 9175; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2110. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Partition, § 28. Law Reviews. Real Property (Herman L. Trautman), 6 Vand. L. Rev. 1080. Cited: Fehringer v. Fehringer, 212 Tenn. 75, 367 S.W.2d 781, 1963 Tenn. LEXIS 399 (1963).
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Section 29-27-110 ("Uncertainty of interests.") 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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