Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-3-114 — Contradictory terms of instrument
Tennessee § 47-3-114
JurisdictionTennessee
Title47
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-3-114 (2026).
Text
If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.
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Related
Bank of Crockett v. Cullipher
752 S.W.2d 84 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Weill v. Evans Lumber Co. (In Re Johnson)
25 B.R. 889 (E.D. Tennessee, 1982)
State v. Stooksberry
872 S.W.2d 906 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1994)
Legislative History
Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-101
Short title§ 47-1-102
Scope of chapter§ 47-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 47-1-105
Severability§ 47-1-106
Use of singular and plural - Gender§ 47-1-201
General definitions§ 47-1-202
Notice - Knowledge§ 47-1-204
Value§ 47-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness§ 47-1-206
Presumptions§ 47-1-302
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Tennessee § 47-3-114, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/47-3-114.