Courts having jurisdiction to sell lands, instead of ordering parties to convey, may divest and vest title directly by decree, or empower the clerk to make title.
Code 1858, § 4103 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 48; 1837-1838, ch. 176, § 1); Shan., § 5915; Code 1932, § 10114; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-108.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-1-101. Vesting of Judicial Power
§ 16-1-104. Conflicts in Use of Courtroom
§ 16-1-105. Holding Court Outside of Courthouse or in Courthouse or Room Outside County Seat
§ 16-1-107. Power to Sell Land
§ 16-1-108. Vesting Title by Decree or Clerk's Deed
§ 16-1-109. Registration of Decree or Clerk's Deed
§ 16-1-110. Implied Covenants in Sales of Land
§ 16-1-111. Use of Papers Filed in Federal Courts
§ 16-1-112. Justice of the Peace — Name Change Throughout Code
§ 16-1-114. Immunity for Judges Sitting Specially or by Interchange
§ 16-1-115. Electronic Signatures
§ 16-1-116. Transfer of Actions or Appeals
§ 16-1-120. Processing Passport Applications — Photographs for Passports