Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-104 (2024)

Power of attorney to execute papers

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An attorney or solicitor has power to execute, in the name of the attorney's or solicitor's client, all bonds or other papers necessary and proper for the prosecution of the suit at any stage of its progress.

Code 1858, § 3978; Shan., § 5790; mod. Code 1932, § 9981; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-204.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: In re Bentley D., 537 S.W.3d 907 (Tenn. 2017).
In re Bentley D., 537 S.W.3d 907 (Tenn. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-104 . An attorney also “may take such action on behalf of the client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation.”
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