diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 321438598..541f1db73 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@ const log = require('loglevel')
 
 
   @class
-  @param {Object} opts
-  @property  {Object} opts.initState initial transaction list default is an empty array
-  @property  {Object} opts.networkStore an observable store for network number
-  @param {Object} opts.blockTracker - An instance of eth-blocktracker
-  @property  {Object} opts.provider
-  @param {Object} opts.provider - A network provider.
-  @property  {Object} opts.signTransaction function the signs an ethereumjs-tx
-  @property  {function} opts.getGasPrice optional gas price calculator
-  @property  {function} opts.signTransaction ethTx signer that returns a rawTx
-  @property  {number} opts.txHistoryLimit number *optional* for limiting how many transactions are in state
-  @property  {Object} opts.preferencesStore
+  @param {object} - opts
+  @param {object}  opts.initState - initial transaction list default is an empty array
+  @param {Object}  opts.networkStore - an observable store for network number
+  @param {Object}  opts.blockTracker - An instance of eth-blocktracker
+  @param {Object}  opts.provider - A network provider.
+  @param {Function}  opts.signTransaction - function the signs an ethereumjs-tx
+  @param {Function}  [opts.getGasPrice] - optional gas price calculator
+  @param {Function}  opts.signTransaction - ethTx signer that returns a rawTx
+  @param {Number}  [opts.txHistoryLimit] - number *optional* for limiting how many transactions are in state
+  @param {Object}  opts.preferencesStore
 */
 
 class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-  wipes the transactions for a given account
+  Wipes the transactions for a given account
   @param {string} address - hex string of the from address for txs being removed
   */
   wipeTransactions (address) {
@@ -115,9 +114,9 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   /**
   add a new unapproved transaction to the pipeline
 
-  @returns {promise}
-  @param txParams {Object} - txParams for the transaction
-  @param opts {Object} - with the key origin to put the origin on the txMeta
+  @returns {Promise<string>} the hash of the transaction after being submitted to the network
+  @param txParams {object} - txParams for the transaction
+  @param opts {object} - with the key origin to put the origin on the txMeta
   */
   async newUnapprovedTransaction (txParams, opts = {}) {
     log.debug(`MetaMaskController newUnapprovedTransaction ${JSON.stringify(txParams)}`)
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-  validates and generates a txMeta with defaults and puts it in txStateManager
+  Validates and generates a txMeta with defaults and puts it in txStateManager
   store
 
   @returns {txMeta}
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
 /**
   adds the tx gas defaults: gas && gasPrice
   @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
-  @returns {promise} resolves with txMeta
+  @returns {Promise<object>} resolves with txMeta
 */
   async addTxGasDefaults (txMeta) {
     const txParams = txMeta.txParams
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-    creates a new txMeta with the same txParams as the original
+    Creates a new txMeta with the same txParams as the original
     to allow the user to resign the transaction with a higher gas values
     @param  originalTxId {number} - the id of the txMeta that
     you want to attempt to retry
@@ -290,6 +289,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     publishes the raw tx and sets the txMeta to submitted
     @param txId {number} - the tx's Id
     @param rawTx {string} - the hex string of the serialized signed transaction
+    @returns {Promise<void>}
   */
   async publishTransaction (txId, rawTx) {
     const txMeta = this.txStateManager.getTx(txId)
@@ -301,15 +301,16 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-    convenience method for the ui thats sets the transaction to rejected
+    Convenience method for the ui thats sets the transaction to rejected
     @param txId {number} - the tx's Id
+    @returns {Promise<void>}
   */
   async cancelTransaction (txId) {
     this.txStateManager.setTxStatusRejected(txId)
   }
 
   /**
-    sets the txHas on the txMeta
+    Sets the txHas on the txMeta
     @param txId {number} - the tx's Id
     @param txHash {string} - the hash for the txMeta
   */
@@ -325,20 +326,29 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
 //
   /** maps methods for convenience*/
   _mapMethods () {
-    /** Returns the state in transaction controller */
+    /** @returns the state in transaction controller */
     this.getState = () => this.memStore.getState()
-    /** Returns the network number stored in networkStore */
+    /** @returns the network number stored in networkStore */
     this.getNetwork = () => this.networkStore.getState()
-    /** Returns the user selected address */
+    /** @returns the user selected address */
     this.getSelectedAddress = () => this.preferencesStore.getState().selectedAddress
     /** Returns an array of transactions whos status is unapproved */
     this.getUnapprovedTxCount = () => Object.keys(this.txStateManager.getUnapprovedTxList()).length
-    /** Returns a number that represents how many transactions have the status submitted*/
+    /**
+      @returns a number that represents how many transactions have the status submitted
+      @param account {String} - hex prefixed account
+    */
     this.getPendingTxCount = (account) => this.txStateManager.getPendingTransactions(account).length
     /** see txStateManager */
     this.getFilteredTxList = (opts) => this.txStateManager.getFilteredTxList(opts)
   }
 
+  /**
+    If transaction controller was rebooted with transactions that are uncompleted
+    in steps of the transaction signing or user confirmation process it will either
+    transition txMetas to a failed state or try to redo those tasks.
+  */
+
   _onBootCleanUp () {
     this.txStateManager.getFilteredTxList({
       status: 'unapproved',
@@ -364,13 +374,13 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
   /**
     is called in constructor applies the listeners for pendingTxTracker txStateManager
     and blockTracker
-    <br>
   */
   _setupListners () {
     this.txStateManager.on('tx:status-update', this.emit.bind(this, 'tx:status-update'))
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:warning', (txMeta) => {
       this.txStateManager.updateTx(txMeta, 'transactions/pending-tx-tracker#event: tx:warning')
     })
+    this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:confirmed', (txId) => this.txStateManager.setTxStatusConfirmed(txId))
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:confirmed', (txId) => this._markNonceDuplicatesDropped(txId))
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:failed', this.txStateManager.setTxStatusFailed.bind(this.txStateManager))
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:block-update', (txMeta, latestBlockNumber) => {
@@ -393,8 +403,13 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+    Sets other txMeta statuses to dropped if the txMeta that has been confirmed has other transactions
+    in the list have the same nonce
+
+    @param txId {Number} - the txId of the transaction that has been confirmed in a block
+  */
   _markNonceDuplicatesDropped (txId) {
-    this.txStateManager.setTxStatusConfirmed(txId)
     // get the confirmed transactions nonce and from address
     const txMeta = this.txStateManager.getTx(txId)
     const { nonce, from } = txMeta.txParams
@@ -409,6 +424,9 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+    Updates the memStore in transaction controller
+  */
   _updateMemstore () {
     const unapprovedTxs = this.txStateManager.getUnapprovedTxList()
     const selectedAddressTxList = this.txStateManager.getFilteredTxList({
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/tx-state-history-helper.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/tx-state-history-helper.js
index 7a57e3cb5..59a4b562c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/tx-state-history-helper.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/tx-state-history-helper.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function replayHistory (_shortHistory) {
 }
 
 /**
-  @param txMeta {object}
+  @param txMeta {Object}
   @returns {object} a clone object of the txMeta with out history
 */
 function snapshotFromTxMeta (txMeta) {
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
index e2c5dadef..f8cdc5523 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/nonce-tracker.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ const EthQuery = require('ethjs-query')
 const assert = require('assert')
 const Mutex = require('await-semaphore').Mutex
 /**
-  @param opts {Object} -
-    @property {Object} opts.provider a ethereum provider
-    @property {Function} opts.getPendingTransactions a function that returns an array of txMeta
+  @param opts {Object}
+    @param {Object} opts.provider a ethereum provider
+    @param {Function} opts.getPendingTransactions a function that returns an array of txMeta
     whosee status is `submitted`
-    @property {Function} opts.getConfirmedTransactions a function that returns an array of txMeta
+    @param {Function} opts.getConfirmedTransactions a function that returns an array of txMeta
     whose status is `confirmed`
   @class
 */
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class NonceTracker {
   Note: releaseLock must be called after adding a signed tx to pending transactions (or discarding).
 
   @param address {string} the hex string for the address whose nonce we are calculating
-  @returns {Promise<Object>}
+  @returns {Promise<NonceDetails>}
   */
   async getNonceLock (address) {
     // await global mutex free
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ class NonceTracker {
     return highestNonce
   }
 
+  /**
+    @typedef {object} highestContinuousFrom
+    @property {string} - name the name for how the nonce was calculated based on the data used
+    @property {number} - nonce the next suggested nonce
+    @property {object} - details the provided starting nonce that was used (for debugging)
+  */
+  /**
+    @param txList {array} - list of txMeta's
+    @param startPoint {number} - the highest known locally confirmed nonce
+    @returns {highestContinuousFrom}
+  */
   _getHighestContinuousFrom (txList, startPoint) {
     const nonces = txList.map((txMeta) => {
       const nonce = txMeta.txParams.nonce
@@ -163,6 +174,10 @@ class NonceTracker {
 
   // this is a hotfix for the fact that the blockTracker will
   // change when the network changes
+
+  /**
+    @returns {Object} the current blockTracker
+  */
   _getBlockTracker () {
     return this.provider._blockTracker
   }
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
index f7c9993b3..6e2fcb40b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ const EthQuery = require('ethjs-query')
   As well as continues broadcast while in the pending state
 <br>
 @param config {object} - non optional configuration object consists of:
-    @property {Object} config.provider
-    @property {Object} config.nonceTracker see nonce tracker
-    @property {function} config.getPendingTransactions a function for getting an array of transactions,
-    @property {function} config.publishTransaction a async function for publishing raw transactions,
+    @param {Object} config.provider - A network provider.
+    @param {Object} config.nonceTracker see nonce tracker
+    @param {function} config.getPendingTransactions a function for getting an array of transactions,
+    @param {function} config.publishTransaction a async function for publishing raw transactions,
 
 
 @class
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
     resubmits the individual txMeta used in resubmitPendingTxs
-    @param txMeta {object} - txMeta object
+    @param txMeta {Object} - txMeta object
     @param latestBlockNumber {string} - hex string for the latest block number
     @emits tx:retry
     @returns txHash {string}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
   }
   /**
     Ask the network for the transaction to see if it has been include in a block
-    @param txMeta {object} - the txMeta object
+    @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
     @emits tx:failed
     @emits tx:confirmed
     @emits tx:warning
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
     checks to see if a confirmed txMeta has the same nonce
-    @param txMeta {object} - txMeta object
+    @param txMeta {Object} - txMeta object
     @returns {boolean}
   */
   async _checkIfNonceIsTaken (txMeta) {
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-gas-utils.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-gas-utils.js
index 31a5bfcf4..36b5cdbc9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-gas-utils.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-gas-utils.js
@@ -7,19 +7,23 @@ const {
 const { addHexPrefix } = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const SIMPLE_GAS_COST = '0x5208' // Hex for 21000, cost of a simple send.
 
-/*
-tx-utils are utility methods for Transaction manager
+/**
+tx-gas-utils are gas utility methods for Transaction manager
 its passed ethquery
 and used to do things like calculate gas of a tx.
-@param provider {object}
+@param {Object} provider - A network provider.
 */
 
-module.exports = class TxGasUtil {
+class TxGasUtil {
 
   constructor (provider) {
     this.query = new EthQuery(provider)
   }
 
+  /**
+    @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
+    @returns {object} the txMeta object with the gas written to the txParams
+  */
   async analyzeGasUsage (txMeta) {
     const block = await this.query.getBlockByNumber('latest', true)
     let estimatedGasHex
@@ -39,6 +43,12 @@ module.exports = class TxGasUtil {
     return txMeta
   }
 
+  /**
+    Estimates the tx's gas usage
+    @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object
+    @param blockGasLimitHex {string} - hex string of the block's gas limit
+    @returns {string} the estimated gas limit as a hex string
+  */
   async estimateTxGas (txMeta, blockGasLimitHex) {
     const txParams = txMeta.txParams
 
@@ -71,6 +81,12 @@ module.exports = class TxGasUtil {
     return await this.query.estimateGas(txParams)
   }
 
+  /**
+    Writes the gas on the txParams in the txMeta
+    @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta object to write to
+    @param blockGasLimitHex {string} - the block gas limit hex
+    @param estimatedGasHex {string} - the estimated gas hex
+  */
   setTxGas (txMeta, blockGasLimitHex, estimatedGasHex) {
     txMeta.estimatedGas = addHexPrefix(estimatedGasHex)
     const txParams = txMeta.txParams
@@ -88,6 +104,13 @@ module.exports = class TxGasUtil {
     return
   }
 
+  /**
+    Adds a gas buffer with out exceeding the block gas limit
+
+    @param initialGasLimitHex {string} - the initial gas limit to add the buffer too
+    @param blockGasLimitHex {string} - the block gas limit
+    @returns {string} the buffered gas limit as a hex string
+  */
   addGasBuffer (initialGasLimitHex, blockGasLimitHex) {
     const initialGasLimitBn = hexToBn(initialGasLimitHex)
     const blockGasLimitBn = hexToBn(blockGasLimitHex)
@@ -102,3 +125,5 @@ module.exports = class TxGasUtil {
     return bnToHex(upperGasLimitBn)
   }
 }
+
+module.exports = TxGasUtil
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
index 328024925..53428c333 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ const { getFinalStates } = require('./lib/util')
   <br>   - `'confirmed'` the tx has been included in a block.
   <br>   - `'failed'` the tx failed for some reason, included on tx data.
   <br>   - `'dropped'` the tx nonce was already used
-  @param opts {object} -
-  @property {object} opts.initState with the key transaction {array}
-  @property {number} opts.txHistoryLimit limit for how many finished
+  @param opts {object}
+  @param {object} [opts.initState={ transactions: [] }] initial transactions list with the key transaction {array}
+  @param {number} [opts.txHistoryLimit] limit for how many finished
   transactions can hang around in state
-  @property {function} opts.getNetwork return network number
+  @param {function} opts.getNetwork return network number
   @class
 */
 class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-    @param address {string} - hex prefixed address to sort the txMetas for [optional]
-    @returns {array} the tx list whos status is submitted
+    @param [address] {string} - hex prefixed address to sort the txMetas for [optional]
+    @returns {array} the tx list whos status is submitted if no address is provide
+    returns all txMetas who's status is submitted for the current network
   */
   getPendingTransactions (address) {
     const opts = { status: 'submitted' }
@@ -91,8 +92,9 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-    @param address {string} - hex prefixed address to sort the txMetas for [optional]
-    @returns {array} the tx list whos status is confirmed
+    @param [address] {string} - hex prefixed address to sort the txMetas for [optional]
+    @returns {array} the tx list whos status is confirmed if no address is provide
+    returns all txMetas who's status is confirmed for the current network
   */
   getConfirmedTransactions (address) {
     const opts = { status: 'confirmed' }
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
     is in its final state
     it will allso add the key `history` to the txMeta with the snap shot of the original
     object
-    @param txMeta {object}
+    @param txMeta {Object}
     @returns {object} the txMeta
   */
   addTx (txMeta) {
@@ -155,8 +157,8 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
 
   /**
     updates the txMeta in the list and adds a history entry
-    @param txMeta {object} - the txMeta to update
-    @param note {string} - a not about the update for history
+    @param txMeta {Object} - the txMeta to update
+    @param [note] {string} - a not about the update for history
   */
   updateTx (txMeta, note) {
     // validate txParams
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
     status: 'signed',<br>
     err: undefined,<br>
   }<br></code>
+  @param [initialList=this.getTxList()]
   @returns a {array} of txMeta with all
   options matching
   */
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
 
     @param key {string} - the key to check
     @param value - the value your looking for
-    @param txList {array} - [optional] the list to search. default is the txList
+    @param [txList=this.getTxList()] {array} - the list to search. default is the txList
     from txStateManager#getTxList
     @returns {array} a list of txMetas who matches the search params
   */