TCA § 32-1-107 — Foreign execution

A will executed outside this state in a manner prescribed by §§ 32-1-101 — 32-1-108 , inclusive, or a written will executed outside this state in a manner prescribed by the law of the place of its execution or by the law of the testator's domicile at the time of its execution, shall have the same force and effect in this state as if executed in this state in compliance with those sections. Acts 1941, ch. 125, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 8098.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-107. Cross-References. Probate of foreign wills, title 32, ch. 5. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 4, 53, 54, 56. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, §§ 11, 57. Law Reviews. Choice-of-Law Statutes (Robert A. Leflar), 44 Tenn. L. Rev. 951 (1977). Conflict of Laws — 1955 Tennessee Survey (John W. Wade), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 964 (1955). Conflict of Laws — 1959 Tennessee Survey (John W. Wade), 12 Vand. L. Rev. 1090 (1959). The Form of Wills (Ernst Rabel), 6 Vand. L. Rev. 533 (1953). Wills, Trusts and Estates (Herein of Future Interests) — 1955 Tennessee Survey (W. J. Bowe), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 1158 (1955). NOTES TO DECISIONS 1. Res Judicata. 1. Res Judicata. Decree denying probate of will as one executed in the state is not res judicata where same will is presented as one executed in foreign state. Ragsdale v. Hill, 37 Tenn. App. 671, 269 S.W.2d 911, 1954 Tenn. App. LEXIS 99 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1954).