§ 65-10-101 Lien of contractors
§ 65-10-102 Duration of contractors’ lien
§ 65-10-103 Enforcement of contractors’ lien
§ 65-10-104 Pleadings
§ 65-10-105 Lien of subcontractors against contractor
§ 65-10-106 Payment into court by railroad
§ 65-10-107 Enforcement of lien against contractor
§ 65-10-108 Lien of laborer or materialman against subcontractor
§ 65-10-109 Enforcement of lien against subcontractor
§ 65-10-110 Payment into court by principal contractor
§ 65-10-111 Equipment and rolling stock
§ 65-10-112 Priority of judgments for timbers, work, or damages
§ 65-10-113 Lessee holds subject to burdens against lessor
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105