{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-20-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-102","heading":"Actions surviving death of party","body":"No civil action commenced, whether founded on wrongs or contracts, except actions for wrongs affecting the character of the plaintiff, shall abate by the death of either party, but may be revived; nor shall any right of action arising hereafter based on the wrongful act or omission of another, except actions for wrongs affecting the character, be abated by the death of the party wronged; but the right of action shall pass in like manner as the right of action described in § 20-5-106 .","path":["TN Code","Title 20","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"25f1081166759d5da9356e65eabe1f4a6cd53fb88c702b053c2b05f4b3e8155e","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-20-5-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-20-5-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}