Tennessee Statutes
§ 28-2-102 — Action barred after seven years
Tennessee § 28-2-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title28
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-2-102 (2026).
Text
Any person, and those claiming under such person neglecting for the term of seven (7) years to avail themselves of the benefit of any title, legal or equitable, by action at law or in equity, effectually prosecuted against the person in possession, under recorded assurance of title, as in § 28-2-101 , are forever barred.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2764 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 28, § 1); Acts 1895, ch. 38, §2; Shan., § 4457; Code 1932, § 8583; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-202.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 28-2-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/28-2-102.