If the decedent has parted with the decedent's interest pending the suit, it may be revived by or against the successor in interest instead of the representative or heir.
Code 1858, § 2850 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 64); Shan., § 4572; Code 1932, § 8697; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-606.
Cross-References. Substitution of parties, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 25.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 319.
Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 709.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, § 7; 6 Tenn. Juris., Compromise and Settlement, § 5.
Law Reviews.
Issues Raised by “Jordan” (John A. Day), 35 No.12 Tenn. B.J. 17 (1999).
Cited: Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009).