Tennessee Statutes
§ 28-3-102 — Actions against personal representative
Tennessee § 28-3-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title28
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-102 (2026).
Text
(a)All actions against the personal representative of a decedent, for demands against such decedent, shall be brought within seven (7) years after the decedent's death, notwithstanding any disability existing; otherwise they will be forever barred.
(b)Nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend the time limited by §§ 30-2-310 , 30-2-314 and 30-2-315 .
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Related
Thompson v. Coates
627 S.W.2d 376 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1981)
McCluskey v. Weaver
667 S.W.2d 747 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1982)
Mike Locke and Cvan Avian v. The Estate of Thomas W. Schlater
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2786 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 48, § 9); Shan., § 4483; Code 1932, § 8610; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 8610; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-302; Acts 1990, ch. 970, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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 § 28-3-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/28-3-102.