Tennessee § 47-3-119 - Notice of right to defend action.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-3-119 — Notice of right to defend action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-3-119. Notice of right to defend action.
In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to this chapter or chapter 4 of this title, the defendant may give the third person written notice of the litigation, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states (i) that the person notified may come in and defend and (ii) that failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two (2) litigations, the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend. Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-3-119 ("Notice of right to defend action.") 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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