Tennessee § 28-1-112 - Application of foreign statutes.
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§ 28-1-112. Application of foreign statutes.
Where the statute of limitations of another state or government has created a bar to an action upon a cause accruing therein, while the party to be charged was a resident in such state or such government, the bar is equally effectual in this state. Code 1858, § 2783; Shan., § 4480; Code 1932, § 8607; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-114. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, § 36; 6 Tenn. Juris., Conflict of Laws, Domicile and Residence, § 35. Law Reviews. A Review of Tennessee Conflicts of Law: Statute of Limitation, Statute of Frauds, Forum Non Conveniems, Torts (Robert L. Denkelspiel), 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 37. Business Associations — 1961 Tennessee Survey (Kenneth L. Roberts), 14 Vand. L. Rev. 1141. Choice-of-Law Statutes (Robert A. Leflar), 44 Tenn. L. Rev. 951. Civil Procedure — Maestas v. Sofamor Danek Group, Inc.: The Tennessee Supreme Court's Rejection of the Doctrine of Cross-Jurisdictional Tolling, 32 U. Mem. L. Rev. 521 (2002). Conflict of Laws — Limitation of Actions — Lex Loci or Lex Fori, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 1038. Conflict of Laws — 1957 Tennessee Survey (John H. Wade), 10 Vand. L. Rev. 995. Statute of Limitations and Radiation Injury, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 278. Uniform Statute of Limitation on Foreign Claims Act: Tolling Problems (David H. Vernon), 12 Vand. L. Rev. 971.
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