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Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-4-107

Trial by jury — Certification to probate court

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Boote (2005)

Most recently applied in In Re Estate of Gertrude Bible Link (February 2017)

Code 1858, §§ 2180, 2181 (deriv

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(1) The issue may be tried by a jury, and their verdict, and the judgment of the court upon the validity of the will shall be certified to the court having probate jurisdiction over the will to be recorded together with the original will, if established.

(2) If the issue was tried upon a copy of the original will, the copy shall be sent to the court to be recorded, and the certificate, copy, verdict, and judgment shall have the same effect as if the original paper writing were in existence and so certified to the court having probate jurisdiction over the will.

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