Tennessee § 29-30-101 - Action to recover personal property.
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§ 29-30-101. Action to recover personal property.
Where goods, chattels, or other items of tangible personal property are in the possession of another, the person entitled to possession thereof may recover such goods, chattels, or other tangible personal property by filing an action to recover personal property. Acts 1973, ch. 365, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-2341. Cross-References. General sessions court, actions to recover personal property, § 16-15-502 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 8. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Recovery of Personal Property, §§ 1, 4, 23. Law Reviews. Actions for Possession of Personal Property or, “Son of Replevin” (Hon. Robert A. Lanier), 23 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 27 (1987). Creation, Perfection, and Enforcement of Security Interest Under the “Tennessee” Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 48 Tenn. L. Rev. 819 (1981). Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. — The Repossession of Fuentes (David L. Franklin), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 74. Remedies Under the Tennessee Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 30 Vand. L. Rev. 1197. The Elusive Security Interest: Tennessee Variations on a Theme (John A. Walker, Jr.), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 831. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. Attorney General Opinions. Personal check as tangible personal property, OAG 98-012 (1/9/98). Comparative Legislation. Action to recover personal property: Ala. Code § 6-5-260 et seq. Ark. Code § 18-60-809 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 51-10-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 425.011 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-23-1 et seq. Mo. Sup. Ct. Rule 99. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-472 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-114 et seq. Cited: Woods v. Tennessee, 378 F. Supp. 1364, 1974 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8020 (W.D. Tenn. 1974); Brackner v. Estes, 698 S.W.2d 637, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2999 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); Rags, Inc. v. Thoroughbred Motor Cars, Inc., 769 S.W.2d 493, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 757 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988).
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