Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-5-114 — Death of executor or administrator
Tennessee § 20-5-114
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-114 (2026).
Text
When any sole executor or administrator is plaintiff or defendant and dies, the suit may be revived by or against the executor, administrator de bonis non or other successor in the interest of the decedent.
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Related
Timothy Gaither v. Jessie Bush & Angela White v. Timothy Gaither
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2853 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 65, §§ 4, 5); Shan., §4574; Code 1932, § 8699; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-616.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-5-114, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-5-114.