Tennessee § 28-1-111 - Suspension during absence from state.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-1-111 — Suspension during absence from state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-1-111. Suspension during absence from state.
If at any time any cause of action shall accrue against any person who shall be out of this state, the action may be commenced within the time limited therefor, after such person shall have come into the state; and, after any cause of action shall have accrued, if the person against whom it has accrued shall be absent from or reside out of the state, the time of absence or residence out of the state shall not be taken as any part of the time limited for the commencement of the action. Acts 1865, ch. 10, § 3; Shan., § 4455; Code 1932, § 8581; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-112. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Conflict of Laws, Domicile and Residence, § 35; 7 Tenn. Juris., Corporations, § 101; 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 100; 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, § 36. Law Reviews. Civil Procedure — Carr v. Borchers: Tennessee's Nonresident Motorist Statute Revisited, 22 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 357 (1992). Torts — Statute of Limitations — Action for Personal Injury Resulting from Faulty Construction of Building Does Not Accrue Until Date of Injury, 2 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 231. Uniform Statute of Limitation on Foreign Claims Act: Tolling Problems (David H. Vernon), 12 Vand. L. Rev. 971.
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Section 28-1-111 ("Suspension during absence from state.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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