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- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-110 · Failure of recovery against joint defendants
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-111 · Maintaining action after executor or administrator removes from jurisdiction
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-112 · Defenses of executors sued separately
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-113 · Separate judgments against executors
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-114 · Addition of parties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-115 · Intervention in property action
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-116 · Substitution of defendant in property action
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-117 · Substitution for levying officer
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-118 · Default judgment against levying officer
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-119 · Comparative fault - Joinder of third party defendants
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-101 · Summons from general sessions court
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-102 · Security for costs and damages
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-103 · Date of process shown - Penalty for violation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-104 · Issuance of process on Sunday
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-105 · Service of process on Sunday on parties leaving jurisdiction
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-106 · Process on Sunday generally prohibited
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-107 · Process in other counties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-108 · Counterpart summons
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-109 · Service on joint obligor on negotiable paper
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-111 · Returns made with ink - Penalty for violation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-112 · Wrongful death action by other than personal representative pending - Service in civil action against estate
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-113 · Long-arm statute - Service upon person in foreign country
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-201 · Foreign corporations subject to actions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-202 · Actions against unincorporated associations and nonresident partnerships
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-203 · Use of highways as appointment of agent for process - Pretrial discovery depositions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-204 · Death of party after appointment of agent
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-205 · Service on secretary of state
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-206 · Evidence of service through secretary of state
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-207 · Continuances after service by agent
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-208 · Actions against steamboat owners
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-209 · Operation of watercraft in state as appointment of agent for process
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-210 · Death of party after appointment of agent
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-211 · Manner of service on secretary of state
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-212 · Continuances
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-213 · Other methods of service unaffected
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-214 · Jurisdiction of persons unavailable to personal service in state - Classes of actions to which applicable
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-215 · Service on secretary of state - Forwarding by registered or certified mail - Personal representatives of deceased defendants - Time for appearance - Registered or certified mail refused
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-216 · Proof of mailing by secretary of state and receipt by defendant
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-217 · Extraterritorial personal service - Proof
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-218 · Causes of action limited
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-219 · Process under other laws not affected - Liberal construction
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-220 · Authority of deputy and assistant secretaries of state
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-221 · "Person" defined
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-222 · Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-223 · Personal jurisdiction based on conduct
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-224 · Service outside the state
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-225 · Other bases of jurisdiction unaffected - Jurisdiction whenever permitted by constitution
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-226 · Service on the secretary of state-Collection of fee
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-3-101 · Filing of abstract - Effect of not filing
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-3-102 · Duties of register
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-3-103 · Termination of action in which filed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-3-105 · Lien on real estate
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-101 · Transitory actions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-102 · District in which tort arose
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-103 · Actions in rem
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-104 · Business office of party
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-105 · Objection to venue
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-106 · Reserved
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-107 · Real property - State or agency a party
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-108 · Construction
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-201 · Cases in which venue changeable
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-202 · One change for each side
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-203 · Application for change
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-204 · Allowance of change
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-206 · Court to which changed - Special venire
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-207 · Costs of change
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-208 · Incompetency of judge
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-209 · Transmission of records
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-210 · Expense of transmitting records
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-211 · Expenses relating to jury
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-101 · No abatement where cause survives
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-102 · Actions surviving death of party
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-103 · Causes surviving death of tort-feasor
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-104 · Revival by or against heirs
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-105 · Revival by or against successor in interest
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-106 · Injury resulting in death - Succession to cause of action - Beneficiaries
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-107 · Prosecution of action by representative or surviving spouse or next of kin
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-108 · Continuation of decedent's action
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-110 · Action for death of spouse
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-111 · Death of beneficiary before action
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-112 · Death of beneficiary during action
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-113 · Damages recoverable in wrongful death
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-114 · Death of executor or administrator
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-116 · Party substituted in revivor
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-117 · Death of nominal plaintiff
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-118 · Automobile liability insurance carrier negligent in failing to settle claim against insured - Survival of action - Assignment of right of action for benefit of creditors
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-101 · Scope of chapter
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-102 · Use of identifying information in electronic or paper filing
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-103 · Use of recycled paper
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-104 · Debt collection by subsequent creditors - Requirements to initiate action - Default judgment - Exclusions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-201 · Successive actions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-202 · Actions on bonds
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-301 · Claims for contractual attorney fees
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-401 · Setoff by co-maker or surety
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-402 · Costs on equal demands
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-403 · Judgment molded to facts
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-7-101 · Grounds - Timing
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-7-102 · Consent of parties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-7-103 · Terms on which granted
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-7-104 · Judgment for costs