Tennessee § 61-3-901 - Direct action by partner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 61-3-901 — Direct action by partner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-3-901. Direct action by partner.
Subject to subsection (b), a partner may maintain a direct action against another partner or the limited partnership, with or without an accounting as to the limited partnership's activities and affairs, to enforce the partner's rights and otherwise protect the partner's interests, including rights and interests under the partnership agreement or this chapter or arising independently of the partnership relationship. A partner maintaining a direct action under this section must plead and prove an actual or threatened injury that is not solely the result of an injury suffered or threatened to be suffered by the limited partnership. A right to an accounting on a dissolution and winding up does not revive a claim barred by law. Acts 2017, ch. 440, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 61-3-901 ("Direct action by partner.") 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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