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(a) The court may, pursuant to § 16-16-109, appoint commissioners to make sale of real or personal property, taking bond and security for the faithful performance of duty, when deemed necessary; may revise, set aside, or confirm the proceedings of the commissioners, as such other courts; render judgments or decrees upon notes and obligations taken in the progress of a cause, and relieve, upon petition, any purchaser or party, or person interested, by opening biddings, setting aside sales, or otherwise, like the circuit or chancery court in similar cases.
(b) Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:
not less than | not more than |
12,800 | 12,900 |
27,100 | 27,200 |
43,100 | 43,200 |
62,300 | 62,400 |
182,000 | 182,100 |
(c) In counties having a population of not less than thirty-nine thousand fifty (39,050) nor more than thirty-nine thousand one hundred fifty (39,150), according to the 2000 federal census of population or any subsequent federal census, the circuit court clerk, who also serves as the general sessions court clerk, shall serve as the clerk of the court with probate jurisdiction in any such counties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 16. Courts § 16-16-110 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-16-courts/tn-code-sect-16-16-110/
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