The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the circuit and county courts, of proceedings for the partition or sale of estates by personal representatives, guardians, heirs, or tenants in common, and for the sale of land at the instance of creditors of the decedent, if the personal property is insufficient to satisfy the debts of the estate.
Code 1858, § 4302 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 17; 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 1); Shan., § 6112; mod. Code 1932, § 10380; Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-613.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - Jurisdiction and Powers
§ 16-11-103. Jurisdiction of Equity Causes
§ 16-11-104. Proceedings in Aid of Execution
§ 16-11-105. Suits by State Against Corporations
§ 16-11-107. Suits on Foreign Judgments
§ 16-11-108. Persons Adjudicated Incompetent
§ 16-11-109. Infants and Guardians
§ 16-11-110. Divorce Proceedings — Adoptions
§ 16-11-111. Partition or Sale of Property
§ 16-11-112. Arbitration and Agreed Cases