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§ 55-24-111 — Commencing actions against sellers or lessors

Tennessee § 55-24-111
JurisdictionTennessee
Title55

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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-24-111 (2026).

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No action shall be commenced or maintained under this chapter against the seller or lessor of a motor vehicle unless the seller or lessor is also the manufacturer, or unless the manufacturer of the motor vehicle is not subject to service of process in this state, or service cannot be secured by this state's long-arm statutes, or unless the manufacturer has been judicially declared insolvent.

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Legislative History

Acts 1986, ch. 857, § 12; T.C.A. § 55-24-211.

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