Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-12-109 — Charged against real plaintiff
Tennessee § 20-12-109
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-12-109 (2026).
Text
Where suit is brought in the name of one for the use of another, the person for whose use the action is brought is the real plaintiff, against whom judgment for costs shall be given.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3200 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 29, § 1; 1825, ch. 45, § 5); Shan., § 4941; Code 1932, § 9094; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1609.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-12-109, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-12-109.