Letters of administration shall be granted by the probate court of the county where the intestate had usual residence at the time of the intestate's death, or, in case the intestate had fixed places of residence in more than one county, the probate court of either county may grant letters of administration upon the intestate's estate.
Code 1858, § 2202 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 2, § 62; 1789, ch. 23, § 1; 1794, ch. 1, § 47); Shan., § 3934; mod. Code 1932, § 8144; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-102.
Cross-References. Chancery court authorized to grant letters after lapse of six months, §30-1-301.
Duties of clerk, §18-6-106.
Fees of clerks of courts administering probate matters, §§8-21-401,8-21-701,8-21-702.
Jurisdiction of chancery courts of probate and related matters, title 16, chapter 16, part 2.
Place of granting letters testamentary, §32-2-101.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 34, 538, 572.