In actions for the recovery of property, any person not a party to the action, on showing interest in the subject matter of the suit, may be allowed to appear as defendant in the action.
Code 1858, § 2799; Shan., § 4496; Code 1932, § 8623; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-116.
Cross-References. Intervention, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 24.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment, §§ 48, 164; 20 Tenn. Juris., Parties, § 8.
Law Reviews.
Parties and Claims, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 280.