Tennessee § 24-8-107 - Intervention by true owner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 24-8-107 — Intervention by true owner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-8-107. Intervention by true owner.
If the actual holder of such lost instrument brings an action thereon after the lost instrument has been recovered in accordance with this chapter, the true owner may intervene and defend the action. Code 1858, § 3906 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 86, § 2); Shan., § 5699; Code 1932, § 9885; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-807. Cross-References. Intervention, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 24.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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