The petition may be filed in the court of the county in which the land, or any part of it lies, or in which the defendant resides. If all the claimants join in the petition, or assent to the partition, it may be filed in any county in the state, whether any of the land lies therein or not.
Code 1858, §§ 3268, 3269 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 22, § 1); Shan., § 5016, 5017; Code 1932, §§ 9171, 9172; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2107.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
§ 29-27-102. Effect of Encumbrance
§ 29-27-103. Infancy of Owners — Distinctness of Interests
§ 29-27-104. Partial Partition — Interest of Minors
§ 29-27-105. Partition of Personalty — Possession Pending Proceeding
§ 29-27-106. Jurisdiction of Courts
§ 29-27-108. Contents of Petition
§ 29-27-110. Uncertainty of Interests
§ 29-27-111. Notice of Petition
§ 29-27-112. Commencement of Action by Summons
§ 29-27-113. Decree — Reservation of Unknown Interests
§ 29-27-114. Appointment of Commissioners
§ 29-27-115. Oath of Commissioners
§ 29-27-116. Mode of Partition
§ 29-27-117. Unequal Partition — Equalizing Charges
§ 29-27-118. Report of Commissioners
§ 29-27-119. Confirmation of Report — Decree
§ 29-27-120. Commissioners' Expenses