The decree or deed of the clerk, as the case may be, has the same force and effect as a conveyance by the party, and shall be registered.
Code 1858, § 4104 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 48; 1837-1838, ch. 176); Shan., § 5916; Code 1932, § 10115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-109.
Cross-References. Judgment for specific acts; vesting title, Tenn R. Civ. P. 70.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 303.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Recording System (Toxey H. Sewell), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1982).
Cited: Roberts v. Roberts, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 197 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 19, 2011).