Every grant or devise of real estate, or any interest therein, shall pass all the estate or interest of the grantor or devisor, unless the intent to pass a less estate or interest shall appear by express terms, or be necessarily implied in the terms of the instrument.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-101
Grants or devises passing full estate
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Development Corporation (2012)
Most recently applied in KT Group, LLC v. Robert Lowe (October 2018)
Code 1858, § 2006 (deriv
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