Tennessee § 28-1-103 - Accrual of agent's liability to principal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 28-1-103 — Accrual of agent's liability to principal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-1-103. Accrual of agent's liability to principal.
When an injury arises from the act or omission of a deputy or agent, the time for the limitation of an action by the principal against such deputy or agent does not commence to run until the liability of the principal for the act or omission is ascertained by suit of the aggrieved party against such principal, or otherwise. Code 1858, § 2781; Shan., § 4478; Code 1932, § 8605; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-103. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agency, § 38; 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitation of Actions, § 8.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-1-103 ("Accrual of agent's liability to principal.") 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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