{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-109","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-20-109","heading":"Effect of amendment","body":"An amendment to the charter does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation's name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["TN Code","Title 48","Chapter 20"],"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":"4a8aad457e45728bb4d75f41ba7bee4c113f6ccd868fe6543e9f40e31eec5ff4","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-108","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}