Tennessee § 20-5-104 - Revival by or against heirs.
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§ 20-5-104. Revival by or against heirs.
If no person will administer on the estate of a deceased plaintiff or defendant, the suit may be revived by or against the heirs of the decedent. Code 1858, § 2849 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 121, § 3); Shan., § 4571; Code 1932, § 8696; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-605. Cross-References. Descent and distribution, §§ 31-1-101 , 31-2-101 . Revival of judgment against heirs, § 25-4-104 . Substitution of parties, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 25. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 70. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 709, 714, 857. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, §§ 26-33. Cited: Owens v. State, 710 S.W.2d 518, 1986 Tenn. LEXIS 831 (Tenn. 1986); Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-5-104 ("Revival by or against heirs.") 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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