Exceptions to Account — Appeal From Decision of Clerk

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Any person interested in the estate may except to the account within a thirty-day period after it has been stated by the clerk, and, if dissatisfied with the clerk's decision on the exceptions, may within an additional thirty-day period appeal to the court. The clerk shall, within five (5) days after the filing of exceptions to the clerk's decision, mail copies of the exceptions to the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney of record.

Code 1858, § 2302 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 215, § 3); Shan., § 4038; Code 1932, § 8251; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1108; Acts 1985, ch. 140, § 20.

Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 845.

Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 4-1316.

Collateral References.

Appeal without bond by executor or administrator from order, decree or judgment affecting his account. 104 A.L.R. 1195.

Consul, right of, to institute or participate in accounting proceedings. 157 A.L.R. 116.


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