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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-35-120

Death of relators

Code 1858, §§ 3428, 3429; Shan., §§ 5184, 5185; Code 1932, §§ 9355, 9356; T.C.A

(1) Should the sole relator die pending the action, the suit abates, unless by the second term thereafter it is revived in the name of some person who, on application, and giving security for costs, is substituted in the place of the deceased relator.

(2) If there are several relators, the suit abates only on the death of all.

(3) On the abatement of the action as above, judgment shall be rendered against the sureties of the relator for the costs.

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.