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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-2-102

Chapter definitions

Known as the Uniform Fiduciaries Act

The act spans §§ 35–35 (12 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case C-Wood Lumber Co. v. Wayne County Bank (2007)

Most recently applied in C-Wood Lumber Co. v. Wayne County Bank (January 2007)

Acts 1953, ch. 82, § 1 (Williams, § 9596.18); T.C.A

(1) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Bank” includes any person or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking;

(2) “Fiduciary” includes a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied, resulting or constructive, executor, administrator, personal representative, guardian, conservator, curator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, partner, agent, officer of a corporation, public or private, public officer, or any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust or estate;

(3) “Person” includes a corporation, partnership, or other association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest;

(4) “Principal” includes any person to whom a fiduciary as such owes an obligation; and

(5) “Savings institution” includes a federal or state savings and loan association or savings bank.

(6) A thing is done “in good faith,” within the meaning of this chapter, when it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.