§ 69-5-401 Mistake in the number of acres – Correction
§ 69-5-402 Mistake in number of acres – Notice – Hearing – Decree
§ 69-5-403 Mistake in acres – Appeal
§ 69-5-404 Mistake in acres – Correction after decree has been made final
§ 69-5-405 Mistake in owner’s identity – Correction
§ 69-5-406 Mistake in owner’s identity – Appeal
§ 69-5-407 Mistake in owner’s identity – Certified copy of decree recorded by clerk and transmitted to trustee

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 5 > Part 4 - Correction of Errors

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105