Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-5-102 — Actions surviving death of party
Tennessee § 20-5-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-102 (2026).
Text
No civil action commenced, whether founded on wrongs or contracts, except actions for wrongs affecting the character of the plaintiff, shall abate by the death of either party, but may be revived; nor shall any right of action arising hereafter based on the wrongful act or omission of another, except actions for wrongs affecting the character, be abated by the death of the party wronged; but the right of action shall pass in like manner as the right of action described in § 20-5-106 .
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2846 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 77, § 1); Shan., §4569; Code 1932, § 8694; Acts 1967, ch. 121, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-602.
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Action on bond§ 20-1-104
Deserted wife as party§ 20-1-107
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Action in name used in instrument§ 20-1-112
Defenses of executors sued separately§ 20-1-113
Separate judgments against executors§ 20-1-114
Addition of parties§ 20-1-115
Intervention in property action§ 20-1-117
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Tennessee § 20-5-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-5-102.