Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-1-310 (2026)
Duties of administrator - Removal
✓ current as of May 2026
An administrator shall be under the same responsibilities as a receiver in chancery, and shall make reports to the court in the same manner; and be removable from office for neglect or improper conduct, as a receiver may be; and when the administrator is removed, or dies or resigns, the court may appoint a successor.
Code 1858, § 2218 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 177, § 2); Shan., § 3952; Code 1932, § 8164; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-310.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: In Re Est. of Barnhill, 62 S.W.3d 139 (Tenn. 2001).
In Re Est. of Barnhill, 62 S.W.3d 139 (Tenn. 2001). “In addition, section 30-1-310 of Tennessee Code Annotated likens the administrator of an estate to a receiver in chancery, holding the administrator to the same responsibilities and duty to report to the court.”
Richard Manson v. Anthony Gross (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 30-1-310 and 30-3-104 which oblige a fiduciary to take possession of all assets and bring suit to obtain estate assets; and B.”
In Re Est. of Fannie Barnhill (Tenn. 2001). “In addition, section 30-1-310 of Tennessee Code Annotated likens the administrator of an estate to a receiver in chancery, holding the administrator to the same responsibilities and duty to report to the court.”
In Re Est. of Calvin Leroy Whitehead (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 30-1-310 (1984). -7- Id. More than a decade later, our Supreme Court elaborated upon that position: We believe the Barnwell court to be correct in its view that the involvement of administrators of estates in will contests brings such actions into the purview of Rule 66, and…”
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