The effect of a sentence of imprisonment in the penitentiary is to put an end to the right of the inmate to execute the office of executor, administrator or guardian, fiduciary or conservator, and operates as a removal from office.
Code 1858, § 5230; Shan., § 7203; Code 1932, § 11789; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2715; Acts 2013, ch. 435, § 33.
Compiler's Note. Acts 2013, ch. 435, § 48 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to actions commenced on or after July 1, 2013.
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Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).