Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-5-111 — Death of beneficiary before action
Tennessee § 20-5-111
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-111 (2026).
Text
Death of a primary beneficiary, after the death of one so injured and before suit is brought, shall not work a loss of cause of action, which shall be deemed to survive in behalf of those who, after the beneficiary, are the next of kin of the decedent.
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Related
Timmins v. Lindsey
310 S.W.3d 834 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
Legislative History
Code 1932, § 8243; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-612.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-5-111, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-5-111.