Tennessee § 69-5-828 - Attorney's fee fixed and charged on land.
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§ 69-5-828. Attorney's fee fixed and charged on land.
In proceedings in chancery court pursuant to this part, the attorney or solicitor employed and attending to the suit shall be allowed as a fee ten percent (10%) of the amount found due as an assessment or assessments on each tract of land decreed sold, which fee shall be charged up in the decree as part of the judgment for which the land is to be sold. Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 33; Shan., § 3871a131; Code 1932, § 4363; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-1332; T.C.A. § 69-6-828 . Cross-References. Compensation for services, § 69-5-105 .
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Section 69-5-828 ("Attorney's fee fixed and charged on land.") 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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