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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 5 - Abatement and Survival of Actions
§ 20-5-114. Death of Executor or Administrator
Universal Citation: TN Code § 20-5-114 (2020)
When any sole executor or administrator is plaintiff or defendant and dies, the suit may be revived by or against the executor, administrator de bonis non or other successor in the interest of the decedent.
Code 1858, § 2853 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 65, §§ 4, 5); Shan., § 4574; Code 1932, § 8699; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-616.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 709.
Cited: Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009).
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