2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 5 - Abatement and Survival of Actions
§ 20-5-105. Revival by or Against Successor in Interest
If the decedent has parted with the decedent's interest pending the suit, it may be revived by or against the successor in interest instead of the representative or heir.
Code 1858, § 2850 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 64); Shan., § 4572; Code 1932, § 8697; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-606.
Cross-References. Substitution of parties, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 25.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 319.
Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 709.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, § 7; 6 Tenn. Juris., Compromise and Settlement, § 5.
Law Reviews.
Issues Raised by “Jordan” (John A. Day), 35 No.12 Tenn. B.J. 17 (1999).
Cited: Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009).