Tennessee Statutes
§ 28-1-102 — Commencement at time of right to make demand
Tennessee § 28-1-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title28
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-102 (2026).
Text
When a right exists, but a demand is necessary to entitle the party to an action, the limitation commences from the time the plaintiff's right to make the demand was completed, and not from the date of the demand.
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Related
Wilson v. Harris
304 S.W.3d 824 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
Slaughter v. Slaughter
922 S.W.2d 115 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
Shackleford v. Olsen
675 S.W.2d 171 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1984)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2780; Shan., § 4477; Code 1932, § 8604; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-102.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 28-1-101
§ 28-1-101§ 28-1-106
Accrual of right if person under eighteen years of age, adjudicated incompetent, or lacking capacity§ 28-1-107
Cases in which disability not an excuse§ 28-1-109
Suspension during injunction§ 28-1-111
Suspension during absence from state§ 28-1-112
Application of foreign statutes§ 28-1-113
Actions by state§ 28-1-114
Counterclaim or third party complaint§ 28-1-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 28-1-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/28-1-102.