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Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-101 (2024)

Grants or devises passing full estate

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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.

Code 1858, § 2006 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 33); Shan., § 3672; Code 1932, § 7597; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-501.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Dev. Corp., 387 S.W.3d 453 (Tenn. 2012).
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R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Dev. Corp., 387 S.W.3d 453 (Tenn. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-5-101 (2004); Cellco P’ship v.”
Cellco P'ship v. Shelby Cnty., 172 S.W.3d 574 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “21,1993); Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-5-101 (2003). A fee simple determinable is an estate which (1) creates an estate in fee simple and (2) provides for its expiration upon the happening of an event stated within the deed.”
KT Grp., LLC v. Robert Lowe, 578 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “Specifically, Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-101 (2015) provides that [e]very 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…”
Joyner v. Johnson (In Re Johnson), 187 B.R. 598 (E.D. Tenn. 1994). “” Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-5-101. Furthermore, Tennessee statutory law recognizes the traditional use of quitclaim deeds to release liens as well as to convey other interests in property.”
In re Philip Roseman 2012 Irrevocable Gift Trust, No. M2017-01994-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. July 2, 2018). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-101 . As the moving party, the Trustee is entitled to summary judgment “only if the pleadings, depositions, interrogatories, admissions, and affidavits show there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that he is entitled to judgment as a matter…”
Tennessee-Am. Water Co. v. City of Chattanooga, Tennseess, No. E2000-00415-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2000). · cites it 4× “The Chancellor cited T.C.A. § 66-5-101 and its predecessors, -3- along with supporting citations, in finding that the grant of franchise was perpetual rather than limited to the stated ninety-nine year life of the corporation itself.”
Joseph Kevin Adams v. Tennessee Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., No. W2009-00931-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 13, 2010). · cites it 2× “Adams cannot have an insurable interest in the property because Tennessee Code Annotated section 66-5-101 provides: 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…”
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