Tennessee § 66-19-209 - Protection of prior liens.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-19-209 — Protection of prior liens., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-19-209. Protection of prior liens.
Where there are prior liens on the boat by judgments obtained by the general creditors of the owners, the sheriff shall attach the boat, subject to such prior liens, and when the boat is sold to satisfy such prior liens, the surplus, if any, shall be paid into court, where the attachment is pending, to be paid to the attaching creditors, if they obtain judgment. Code 1858, § 3561 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 8); Shan., § 5324; Code 1932, § 7970; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1912.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-19-209 ("Protection of prior liens.") 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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