Tennessee § 25-4-102 - Death of codefendant.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 25-4-102 — Death of codefendant., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-4-102. Death of codefendant.
If there are more defendants than one (1), and any of them die, leaving the codefendant surviving, the plaintiff may proceed by execution against the survivor, and/or revive by scire facias against any or all of the personal representatives of the deceased, to be issued to any county. Code 1858, § 2988; Shan., § 4716; mod. Code 1932, § 8850; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-402. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 234. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 714.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-4-102 ("Death of codefendant.") 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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