If the original will is lost or mislaid so that it cannot be produced on the trial of the issue, but the paper has been copied into the pleadings, or spread upon the minutes of the court, the court may proceed with the trial of the issue in the same manner as if the original were in existence and before it.
Code 1858, § 2179 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 77, § 2); Shan., § 3911; Code 1932, § 8109; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-407.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 32-4-101. Certificate That Will Is Contested — Contestant's Bond
§ 32-4-102. Bond of Legatee or Devisee
§ 32-4-103. Contest in Forma Pauperis
§ 32-4-104. Issues — When and How Made Up — When Triable
§ 32-4-106. Original Will Lost
§ 32-4-107. Trial by Jury — Certification to Probate Court
§ 32-4-108. Statute of Limitations
§ 32-4-109. Trials Upon Validity of Wills — Jurisdiction of Courts