Affirmance on Default of Appellant

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5. Affirmance on Default of Appellant

If the transcript is not filed within the time prescribed in §27-4-104, or if the appellant shall fail to appear, or to prosecute an appeal, the judgment or decree of the county court may, in the discretion of the court, be affirmed.

Code 1858, § 3151 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 66); Shan., § 4883; mod. Code 1932, § 9032; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-407.

Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 555.

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