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; Code 1932, § 10493; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-1104.
Cross-References. Appointment of masters, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 53.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
Attorney General Opinions. Service of process in delinquent tax actions, OAG 84-208 (6/27/84).