Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-5-116 — Party substituted in revivor
Tennessee § 20-5-116
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-116 (2026).
Text
Suit abated by the death of either party may be revived by or against the heir, personal representative, guardian or assign, as the case may be, who may be legally entitled to the decedent's place in the subject matter of the litigation.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2859 (deriv. Acts 1786, ch. 14, § 1; 1794, ch. 1, § 64; 1809 (Sept.), ch. 121, § 3); Shan., § 4579; Code 1932, §8704; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-618.
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Tennessee § 20-5-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-5-116.