Tennessee § 20-1-108 - Joinder of defendants on joint and several obligations.
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§ 20-1-108. Joinder of defendants on joint and several obligations.
Persons jointly or severally, or jointly and severally, bound on the same instrument, or by judgment, decree or statute, including the makers and endorsers of negotiable paper and sureties, may all or any part of them be sued in the same action. Code 1858, § 2787 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 57, § 5; 1813, ch. 66, § 1; 1820, ch. 25, § 1; 1829, ch. 66, § 1; 1837-1838, ch. 5, § 1); Shan., § 4484; Code 1932, § 8611; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-109. Cross-References. Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 19. Permissive joinder of parties, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 20. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, §§ 6, 12; 20 Tenn. Juris., Parties, §§ 4, 7. Law Reviews. Permissible Joinder, Counterdeclarations and Crossbills: The Tennessee Procedure (Larry S. Banks), 37 Tenn. L. Rev. 401. Cited: National Surety Corp. v. Buckles, 31 Tenn. App. 610, 219 S.W.2d 207, 1948 Tenn. App. LEXIS 117 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1948); Day v. North American Rayon Corp., 140 F. Supp. 490, 1956 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3496 (D. Tenn. 1956); Travelers Ins. Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co., 219 Tenn. 244, 409 S.W.2d 175, 1966 Tenn. LEXIS 522 (1966).
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Section 20-1-108 ("Joinder of defendants on joint and several obligations.") 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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