Actions do not abate by the death or other disability of either party, or by the transfer of any interest in the action, if the cause of action survives or continues.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-101
No abatement where cause survives
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Thurmon v. Sellers (2001)
Most recently applied in 620 F. App'x 425 - Donovan Savage v. City of Memphis (August 2015)
Code 1858, § 2845 (deriv
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