Tennessee § 66-4-101 - Execution by personal representative of deceased vendor.
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§ 66-4-101. Execution by personal representative of deceased vendor.
In all cases of written agreements or contracts for the conveyance of land in this state, where the person executing the agreement or contract dies before final conveyance is made, the decedent's personal representatives may execute the conveyance to the person with whom such agreement or contract was made, or the decedent's heirs or assigns, according to the forms prescribed for the conveyance of real estate. Code 1858, § 2025 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 5, § 1); Shan., § 3692; Code 1932, § 7614; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-401. Cross-References. Forms for conveyance, § 66-5-103 . Inventory and management of estates, title 30, ch. 2, part 3. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 614, 731. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 43.
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