Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-109

Rent — Official misconduct — Contracts not otherwise covered — Title insurance — Demand notes

Applied in 51 court decisions — leading case Heideman v. PFL, Inc. (1990)

Most recently applied in Waste Servs. of Decatur, LLC v. Decatur Cnty. (February 2019)

Code 1858, § 2775 (deriv

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(1) The following actions shall be commenced within six (6) years after the cause of action accrued: Actions for the use and occupation of land and for rent;

(2) Actions against the sureties of guardians, executors and administrators, sheriffs, clerks, and other public officers, for nonfeasance, misfeasance, and malfeasance in office; and

(3) Actions on contracts not otherwise expressly provided for.

(4) The cause of action on title insurance policies, guaranteeing title to real estate, shall accrue on the date the loss or damage insured or guaranteed against is sustained.

(5) The cause of action on demand notes shall be commenced within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrued.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.