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Creditors' Rights And Security Transactions -- 1960 Tennessee Survey, Forrest W. Lacey
Creditors' Rights And Security Transactions -- 1960 Tennessee Survey, Forrest W. Lacey
Vanderbilt Law Review
Two cases involving mechanic's liens were decided during the period under survey. Rowland v. Lowe' presented the question of the validity of a material men's lien against the owner of land subject to a contract of sale which required the purchaser to erect improvements on the land. In order to protect the vendor's lien, which was to be retained in the deed, the contract provided:
"The purchaser obligates himself to pay all sums for labor and materials in the construction of the improvements on said lot, and in no event shall there be any lien on the lot of ground …
Business Associations -- 1957 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Business Associations -- 1957 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Vanderbilt Law Review
Very little happened in the field of Business Associations during the survey period. The General Assembly enacted one fairly important set of amendments to the Securities Law, and the Tennessee appellate courts handed down two or three decisions which in a large part merely reiterated principles of corporation law already well-established in this state.
Amendments to the Securities Law Broadening Grounds for Refusing or Revoking Registration of Securities: The Securities Law of 1955 among other things set up a procedure for the registration of securities intended for sale and gave the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking authority to investigate the …