Possession of goods and chattels continued for five (5) years, without demand made and pursued by due process of law, shall, as to the creditors of the possessor or purchasers from the possessor, be deemed conclusive evidence that the absolute property is in such possessor, unless the contrary appear by bill of sale, deed, will, or other instrument in writing, proved or acknowledged and registered.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-3-103
Presumption of ownership from possession of personal property
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case INDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. Justus (2008)
Most recently applied in Church Joint Venture, L.P. v. Bedwell (In re Blasingame) (April 2019)
Code 1858, § 1761 (deriv
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