Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-111: Death of beneficiary before action

Death of a primary beneficiary, after the death of one so injured and before suit is brought, shall not work a loss of cause of action, which shall be deemed to survive in behalf of those who, after the beneficiary, are the next of kin of the decedent.

Code 1932, § 8243; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-612.