Tennessee § 29-14-101 - Definition of person.

§ 29-14-101. Definition of person.

“Person,” wherever used in this chapter, is construed to mean any person, partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character whatsoever. Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 13; Shan. Supp., § 4726a13; Code 1932, § 8847; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1101; 2012, ch. 886, § 3. Amendments. The 2012 amendment inserted “trust,”. Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 886, § 13. May 9, 2012. Cross-References. Declaratory judgments, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 57. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in the text and Advisory Commission Comments of Rule 57 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 546. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 385, 696. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 1-57-1, 4-1508. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 94; 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Service Commissions, § 3. Law Reviews. An examination of the Tennessee Law of Administrative Procedure (George Street Boone), 1 Vand. L. Rev. 339. Attorney vs. Client: Lien Rights and Remedies in Tennessee (Margret H. Tucker), 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 435. Civil Procedure and Evidence — Tennessee Survey 1970 (Jerry J. Phillips), 38 Tenn. L. Rev. 127. Constitutional Law — Campbell v. Sundquist: Tennessee's Homosexual Practices Act Violates the Right to Privacy, 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 311 (1997). Death and Dying in Tennessee (Edward J. McKenney, Jr.), 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 503. Declaratory Judgments in Tennessee, 4 Tenn. L. Rev. 104. Judgments and Appeal, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 373. Judgments — Future Contingency as Basis for Declaratory Judgment, 15 Tenn. L. Rev. 400. Judicial Review under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act — An Update (Ben H. Cantrell), 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 589 (1984). Justiciability in Tennessee, Part Three: Timing (Barbara Kritchevsky), 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 177 (1986). Justiciability of Suits for Declaratory Judgments — Federal Rule, 11 Tenn. L. Rev. 294. Methods of Judicial Review over Administrative Actions in Tennessee, 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 657 (1984). 1985 Tennessee Survey: Selected Developments in Tennessee Law, 53 Tenn. L. Rev. 389 (1986). Taxation — Exemption of Housing Authority, 15 Tenn. L. Rev. 829. The Calling of a Limited Constitutional Convention, 21 Tenn. L. Rev. 249. The Limited Constitutional Convention, 21 Tenn. L. Rev. 867. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act Adopted in Tennessee, 1 Tenn. L. Rev. 38. Attorney General Opinions. Standing to contest city annexation ordinance, OAG 99-076 (4/5/99). Comparative Legislation. Declaratory judgments: Ala. Code § 6-6-220 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-111-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 9-4-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 418.040 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-253 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-184 et seq.