Suit abated by the death of either party may be revived by or against the heir, personal representative, guardian or assign, as the case may be, who may be legally entitled to the decedent's place in the subject matter of the litigation.
Code 1858, § 2859 (deriv. Acts 1786, ch. 14, § 1; 1794, ch. 1, § 64; 1809 (Sept.), ch. 121, § 3); Shan., § 4579; Code 1932, § 8704; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-618.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 51.
Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 709.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Abatement, Survival and Revival, §§ 27, 32; 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 50.
Cited: Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009).