The chancery court has all the powers, privileges and jurisdiction properly and rightfully incident to a court of equity.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-11-101
General powers
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Ina Ruth Brown (2013)
Most recently applied in Memphis Bonding Company, Inc. v. Criminal Court of Tennessee 30th District (November 2015)
Code 1858, § 4279 (deriv
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