If the bill is filed by the next of kin, or any of them, it shall be on behalf of all the distributees and heirs against the creditors, who may become defendants.
Code 1858, § 2212 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 177, § 1); Shan., § 3946; Code 1932, § 8158; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-304.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 574.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281 (1978).