Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-1-108 — Joinder of defendants on joint and several obligations
Tennessee § 20-1-108
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-108 (2026).
Text
Persons jointly or severally, or jointly and severally, bound on the same instrument, or by judgment, decree or statute, including the makers and endorsers of negotiable paper and sureties, may all or any part of them be sued in the same action.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2787 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 57, § 5; 1813, ch. 66, §1; 1820, ch. 25, § 1; 1829, ch. 66, § 1; 1837-1838, ch. 5, § 1); Shan., § 4484; Code 1932, § 8611; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-109.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-1-108, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-1-108.