Commencement at Time of Right to Make Demand

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  5. Commencement at Time of Right to Make Demand

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When a right exists, but a demand is necessary to entitle the party to an action, the limitation commences from the time the plaintiff's right to make the demand was completed, and not from the date of the demand.

Code 1858, § 2780; Shan., § 4477; Code 1932, § 8604; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-102.

Cross-References. Commencement of criminal prosecution, §40-2-104.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agency, § 38; 4 Tenn. Juris., Bailments, § 17; 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 83; 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, § 24.


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