Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-801 (2026)
Special commissioners
✓ current as of May 2026
Special commissioners, appointed by court to sell property, take accounts, examinations, depositions, or perform other services, are entitled to demand and receive the same fees and compensation allowed other officers for similar services; provided, however, that no special commissioner shall be permitted to receive a commission in excess of that specified pursuant to § 8-21-401(i)(7) for selling real or personal property under decree of court, and receiving, collecting, and paying out the proceeds.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 912, s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Code 1858, § 4581; Shan., § 6421; Code 1932, § 10718; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2129.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2009–2009 · leading case: Marra v. Bank of New York, 310 S.W.3d 329 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).
Marra v. Bank of New York, 310 S.W.3d 329 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “Code Ann § 8-21-401(b)(45) [sic] and Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-21-801 et seq. The fee was mathematically calculated at 5% of the sale price of the real estate, $289,000.”
Rodney Marra v. Bank of New York (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “Code Ann § 8-21- 401(b)(45) [sic] and Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-801 et seq. The fee was mathematically calculated at 5% of the sale price of the real estate, $289,000.”
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