Tennessee § 56-16-117 Action by or against reciprocal - Venue - Service of process

Tennessee Statutes

§ 56-16-117 — Action by or against reciprocal - Venue - Service of process

Tennessee § 56-16-117

Title56

This text of Tennessee § 56-16-117 (Action by or against reciprocal - Venue - Service of process) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-16-117 (2026).

Text

(a)Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or be sued in the name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected.

(b)(1) Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county where:

(A)Its principal office is located; or (B) The cause of action or any part of the cause of action arose.

(2)If the action or suit is to recover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in the county where the property insured was situated at the date of the policy.

(3)Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also be brought in any county of this state in which it has any debts owed to it.

(c)In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice to the reciprocal may be served upon the commissioner.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or be sued in the name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected. (b) (1) Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county where: (A) Its principal office is located; or (B) The cause of action or any part of the cause of action arose. (2) If the action or suit is to recover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in the county where the property insured was situated at the date of the policy. (3) Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also be brought in any county of this state in which it has any debts owed to it. (c) In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice to the reciprocal may be served upon the commissioner.