The chancery court may appoint an administrator of a decedent's estate six (6) months after the decedent's death, where no person can be procured to administer in the usual way, as provided in title 30, chapter 3.
Code 1858, § 4304 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 177, § 1); Shan., § 6114; Code 1932, § 10382; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-615.
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