Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Tennessee Code - Title 66 - Chapter 5 - Part 1 - General Provisions

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 3
At a glance
Powered by AI
The document defines several legal terms and concepts related to property law in Tennessee.

Key terms defined include deed, devise, grantor, mortgage, remainder, and real and personal property.

Deeds are used to transfer title of real property from one person to another while wills (devises) are used to gift property after death.

Are you an attorney?

Add your prole


LOG IN SIGN UP
Legal Topics
Research Laws
Find a Lawyer
Legal Q&A
Custom Search Search

Tennessee Code > Title 66 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - General Provisions

Tennessee Code > Title 66 > Chapter 5 > Part 1


General Provisions
Current as of: 2010 | Check for updates | Other versions

66-5-101 Grants or devises passing full estate


66-5-102 Mineral estates in coal
66-5-103 Forms of conveyances
66-5-104 Execution by agent or attorney
66-5-106 Authentication and registration required Formal ceremonies unnecessary
66-5-107 Correction of errors
66-5-108 Preservation, or extinguishment and reversion of mineral interests
66-5-109 Eective date of conveyance

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 66 > Chapter 5 > Part 1
adavit: A written statement of facts conrmed by the oath of the party making it, before a
notary or ocer having authority to administer oaths.

Agriculture: means :
(i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and
nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting

forth the grounds for defense.

appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide
whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an

appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all
additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

complaint: A written statement by the plainti stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the

defendant.
deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.

defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of

the crime.
devise: To gift property by will.
evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact

nder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein,

equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105


mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Oath: includes armation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Person: includes a corporation, rm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See
Tennessee Code 1-3-105

plainti: The person who les the complaint in a civil lawsuit.


Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the

government.
real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests
therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an


electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
remainder: An interest in property that takes eect in the future at a specied time or after the

occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.


signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other
symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or

record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105


State: when applied to the dierent parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia
and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

statute: A law passed by a legislature.


testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specic

act.
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of
representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Ask a question
Subject

Question

You might also like