Tennessee § 66-26-101 - Effect of instruments with or without registration.
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§ 66-26-101. Effect of instruments with or without registration.
All of the instruments mentioned in § 66-24-101 shall have effect between the parties to the same, and their heirs and representatives, without registration; but as to other persons, not having actual notice of them, only from the noting thereof for registration on the books of the register, unless otherwise expressly provided. Code 1858, § 2072 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 90, §§ 6, 12; 1841-1842, ch. 12, § 2); Shan., § 3749; Code 1932, § 7665; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2601. Cross-References. Requirement of registration of deed as to strangers, § 66-5-106 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Acknowledgments, § 13; 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 43; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, §§ 32, 38; 20 Tenn. Juris., Notice, § 6; 21 Tenn. Juris., Recording Acts, §§ 2-5, 15; 22 Tenn. Juris., Specific Performance, § 11; 24 Tenn. Juris., Vendor and Purchaser, § 40. Law Reviews. Recent Decision, The Tennessee Court of Appeals Interprets the Tennessee Recording Statutes, Gregg v. Link, (1989), 56 Tenn. L. Rev. 777 (1989).
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Section 66-26-101 ("Effect of instruments with or without registration.") 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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