Tennessee Statutes
§ 66-5-101 — Grants or devises passing full estate
Tennessee § 66-5-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title66
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-101 (2026).
Text
Every grant or devise of real estate, or any interest therein, shall pass all the estate or interest of the grantor or devisor, unless the intent to pass a less estate or interest shall appear by express terms, or be necessarily implied in the terms of the instrument.
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Related
R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Development Corporation
387 S.W.3d 453 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2012)
Cellco Partnership v. Shelby County
172 S.W.3d 574 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
Joyner v. Johnson (In Re Johnson)
187 B.R. 598 (E.D. Tennessee, 1994)
KT Group, LLC v. Robert Lowe
578 S.W.3d 1 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
In Re: Philip Roseman 2012 Irrevocable Gift Trust
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
Tennessee-American Water Company v. City of Chattanooga, Tennseess
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2006 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 33); Shan., § 3672; Code 1932, § 7597; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-501.
Nearby Sections
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§ 66-1-102
Estates tail abolished§ 66-1-103
Rule in Shelley's case abolished§ 66-1-107
Survivorship in joint tenancy abolished§ 66-1-108
Survivorship in partnership property§ 66-1-111
Doctrine of worthier title abolished§ 66-1-201
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Tennessee § 66-5-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/66-5-101.