Death of a primary beneficiary, after the death of one so injured and before suit is brought, shall not work a loss of cause of action, which shall be deemed to survive in behalf of those who, after the beneficiary, are the next of kin of the decedent.
Code 1932, § 8243; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-612.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 637.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, § 32.
Law Reviews.
Actions for Wrongful Death in Tennessee (William T. Gamble), 4 Vand. L. Rev. 289.
Wrongful Death in Tennessee — New Solutions to Recurring Problems, 9 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 85.