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§ 21-1-102. Oaths to Bills

Bills required to be under oath may be sworn to in the state before any judge, clerk of a court, general sessions judge or notary public, whose attestation shall be deemed evidence of the fact. Bills required to be under oath may be sworn to out of the state, before a notary public, or a […]

§ 21-1-103. Right to Trial by Jury

Either party to a suit in chancery is entitled, upon application, to a jury to try and determine any material fact in dispute, save in cases involving complicated accounting, as to such accounting and those elsewhere excepted by law or by this code, and all the issues of fact in any proper cases, shall be […]

§ 21-1-104. Appointment of Referees and Commissioners

The chancellors, in vacation as well as in term, have the power to appoint referees or commissioners to take accounts, where the clerk and master is interested or is unable to attend, or in other cases where it is deemed expedient. Code 1858, § 4414 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 12); Shan., § 6224; […]

§ 21-1-105. Appointments to Serve Process

The chancellors may also, in like manner, appoint persons to serve original, mesne or final process, in particular cases, under special application. Code 1858, § 4415 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 12); Shan., § 6225; Code 1932, § 10494; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-1105.

§ 21-1-106. Regulation of Master’s Proceedings

The chancellor may also, in vacation as well as in term, but if in vacation, on reasonable notice to the opposite party, regulate and control all proceedings in the master’s office, and, for good cause shown, may set aside, modify or alter any such proceedings, upon such terms as appear equitable. Code 1858, § 4416 […]

§ 21-1-107. Incompetency of Chancellor on Vacation Matters

In all cases in which the chancellor of the division in which any cause is pending is incompetent, the chancellor of any adjoining division has the same power, in vacation, to make all such orders and decrees, issue all such process, and dissolve, restore or modify injunctions, to appoint receivers, and do and perform any […]