{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-61-3-903","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 61-3-903","heading":"Proper plaintiff","body":"A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership may be maintained only by a person that: (1) Is a partner at the time the action is commenced; and (2) Either: (A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or (B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 440,s 1, eff. 1/1/2018.\nA derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership may be maintained only by a person that:\n(1) Is a partner at the time the action is commenced; and\n(2) Either: (A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or (B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.\n(A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or\n(B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.","path":["TN Code","Title 61","Chapter 3"],"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":"66b98fac957a0c9b2968c4c508fe62d9f93d4d08fcee82ca73a1a73099755b53","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-61-3-902","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-61-3-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}