Tennessee § 20-5-112 - Death of beneficiary during action.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-5-112 — Death of beneficiary during action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-5-112. Death of beneficiary during action.
No suit for personal injuries or death from a wrongful act, in any of the courts of this state, whether on appeal or otherwise, and whether in an inferior or appellate court, shall abate or be abated, because or on account of the death of the beneficiary or beneficiaries for whose use and benefit the suit was brought, and the suit shall be proceeded with to final judgment, as though the beneficiary or beneficiaries had not died, for the use and benefit of the next of kin of the deceased beneficiary. Acts 1903, ch. 317, § 1; Shan., § 4029a3; mod. Code 1932, § 8242; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-613. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 637. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, § 32. Law Reviews. Wrongful Death in Tennessee — New Solutions to Recurring Problems, 9 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 85. Cited: Nashville v. Reese, 138 Tenn. 471, 197 S.W. 492, 1917 Tenn. LEXIS 58 (1917); Smith v. Illinois C. R. Co., 394 F.2d 254, 1968 U.S. App. LEXIS 6843 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1968).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-5-112 cover?
Section 20-5-112 ("Death of beneficiary during 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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