Tennessee § 29-34-104 - Privity not required.

§ 29-34-104. Privity not required.

In all causes of action for personal injury or property damage brought on account of negligence, strict liability or breach of warranty, including actions brought under the Uniform Commercial Code, privity shall not be a requirement to maintain such action. Acts 1972, ch. 670, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3004. Cross-References. Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied, 47-2-318. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 12; 19 Tenn. Juris., Negligence, § 14. Law Reviews. Contracts and Sales Law in Tennessee: A Survey and Commentary: III. Sales (John A. Sebert, Jr.), 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 391. Contribution and Indemnity in Products Liability (Jerry J. Phillips), 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 85. Economic Loss in Strict Liability — Beyond the Realm of 402 A (Joe E. Manuel and Gregory B. Richards), 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 315 (1986). New Home Construction Liability (Jeff Mueller), 43 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2007). Products Liability — Bystander Recovery in Strict Liability, 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 756. Products Liability, Economic Loss and the UCC (Richard E. Speidel), 40 Tenn. L. Rev. 309. Products Liability: The Manufacturer's Responsibility for Economic Loss, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 653. The Expanding Liability of Design Professionals, 20 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 611 (1991). The Tennessee Products Liability Act, 9 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 105. Torts — First National Bank v. Brooks Farms: A Seller's Potential Liability for Economic Loss Caused by Innocent Misrepresentations, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 441 (1993). Cited: Cumberland Corp. v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 383 F. Supp. 595, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11437 (E.D. Tenn. 1973); Agricultural Services Asso. v. Ferry-Morse Seed Co., 551 F.2d 1057, 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14129 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1977); Dunkin v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc., 443 F. Supp. 121, 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13475 (W.D. Tenn. 1977); White v. Tennessee-American Water Co., 603 S.W.2d 140, 1980 Tenn. LEXIS 479 (Tenn. 1980); Motley v. Fluid Power of Memphis, Inc., 640 S.W.2d 222, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 408 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982); Baker v. Promark Products West, Inc., 692 S.W.2d 844, 1985 Tenn. LEXIS 531 (Tenn. 1985); Redbud Cooperative Corp. v. Clayton, 700 S.W.2d 551, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3060 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); John Martin Co. v. Morse/Diesel, Inc., 819 S.W.2d 428, 1991 Tenn. LEXIS 434 (Tenn. 1991); Turner v. Aldor Co. of Nashville, Inc., 827 S.W.2d 318, 1991 Tenn. App. LEXIS 911 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991).