Tennessee § 20-5-101 No abatement where cause survives

Tennessee Statutes

§ 20-5-101 — No abatement where cause survives

Tennessee § 20-5-101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-101 (2026).

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Actions do not abate by the death or other disability of either party, or by the transfer of any interest in the action, if the cause of action survives or continues.

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Charles H. Thompson, Sr., Individually and as Administrator for the Estate of Charles H. Thompson, Jr., Deceased Odessa L. Thompson, Individually and as Next Friend of Charles H. Thompson, Jr. v. Williamson County, Tennessee Kenneth G. Gooding, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Deputy Sheriff of Williamson County, Tennessee

219 F.3d 555 (Sixth Circuit, 2000)

24 case citations

Donovan Savage v. City of Memphis

620 F. App'x 425 (Sixth Circuit, 2015)

12 case citations

Brock v. Warren County, Tenn.

713 F. Supp. 238 (E.D. Tennessee, 1989)

6 case citations

Medrano v. MCDR, INC.

366 F. Supp. 2d 625 (W.D. Tennessee, 2005)

1 case citations

Landers v. U.S. Bank National Association

(M.D. Tennessee, 2025)

Williams v. Davis

(W.D. Tennessee, 2022)

Walter Joshlin v. Hollis H. Halford, III, M.D.

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)

Gardenia Parker v. Epstein Enterprises, LLC

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)

Dana Scott v. Edward Sellers

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)

Annie J. Jones, by and through her conservatorship, Joyce Sons a/k/a Calisa Joyce Sons v. Life Care Centers of America d/b/a Life Care Center of Tullahoma

(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2025)

Jona McCracken v. City of Millington

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)

Gregory Hill v. City of Germantown, TN

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)

Joseph P. Rusnak v. Gail Phebus

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2008)

In Re: Estate of James H. Williams

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)

Legislative History

Code 1858, § 2845 (deriv. Acts 1785, ch. 2, § 2; 1786, ch. 14, §1; 1819, ch. 16, §§ 1, 3; 1835-1836, ch. 77, § 1); Shan., § 4568; mod. Code 1932, § 8693; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-601.