Tennessee § 30-1-301 - Jurisdiction.
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§ 30-1-301. Jurisdiction.
The chancery court of the county in which any person resided at the time of the decedent's death, or in which the decedent's estate, goods, and chattels or effects were at the time of the decedent's death, may appoint an administrator when six (6) months have elapsed from the death, and no person will apply or can be procured to administer on the decedent's estate. Code 1858, § 2209 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 177, § 1); Shan., § 3943; Code 1932, § 8155; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-301. Compiler's Notes. This section is set out in this Advance Code Service to correct the spelling of the second occurrence of “decedent's”. Cross-References. Administrators ad litem, § 30-1-109 . Jurisdiction of chancery courts of probate and related matters, title 16, chapter 16, part 2. Public administrators, guardians, and trustees, title 30, ch. 1, part 4. Resignation of representative, § 30-1-112 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 121. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 45, 553, 573, 574, 837. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189 (1978). The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281 (1978).
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