All civil actions, other than those for causes embraced in chapter 2 of this title, shall be commenced after the cause of action has accrued, within the periods prescribed in this chapter, unless otherwise expressly provided.
Code 1858, § 2769; Shan., § 4466; Code 1932, § 8592; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 28-301.
Compiler's Note. For the Preamble to the act concerning domestic relations orders, see Acts 2020, ch. 596.
Cross-References. Limitation of product liability actions, §29-28-103.
Not-for-profit board members, immunity from suit, §48-58-601.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 669.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 98; 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, §§ 9, 11, 17.
Law Reviews.
An Exegesis of the Ejectment Statutes of Tennessee (R.D. Cox), 18 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 581 (1988).
Constitutional Law — Limitation of Actions — Application of the Products Liability Statute of Repose, 52 Tenn. L. Rev. 97 (1984).