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Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-103

Forms of conveyances

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case R. Douglas Hughes v. New Life Development Corporation (2012)

Most recently applied in In re Lady Bug Corp. (October 2013)

Code 1858, § 2013; Shan., § 3680; Code 1932, § 7607; T.C.A

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

The following or other equivalent forms, varied to suit the precise state of facts, are sufficient for the purposes contemplated, without further circumlocution:

(1) For a deed in fee with general warranty: “I hereby convey to A. B. the following tract of land (describing it), and I warrant the title against all persons whomsoever;”

(2) Covenants of seisin, possession, and special warranty: “I covenant that I am seized and possessed of this land, and have a right to convey it, and I warrant the title against all persons claiming under me;”

(3) For a quitclaim deed: “I hereby quitclaim to A. B. all my interest in the following land” (describing it);

(4) For a mortgage: “I hereby convey to A. B. the following land (describing it), to be void upon condition that I pay,” etc; and

(5) For a deed of trust: “For the purpose of securing to A. B. a note of this date, due at twelve (12) months, with interest from date (or as the case may be), I hereby convey to C. D., in trust, the following property (describing it). And if the note is not paid at maturity, I hereby authorize C. D. to sell the property herein conveyed (stating the manner, place of sale, notice, etc.), to execute a deed to the purchaser, to pay off the amount herein secured, with interest and costs, and to hold the remainder subject to my order.”

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.