The commissioners, before proceeding to the execution of their duty, shall be severally sworn, by the clerk, the officer summoning them, the county surveyor, the deputy, or any general sessions judge, to do justice among the parties, to the best of their skill and abilities, according to the directions of the court.
Code 1858, § 3280 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 17, § 1); Shan., § 5028; Code 1932, § 9183; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2118.
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