(a) In an action to recover personal property, in addition to the recovery of the property, the plaintiff may proceed to recover the balance due on the debt or the plaintiff may, in addition to recovering the personal property, obtain a judgment against the defendant for any debt or other claim arising out of the same transaction or set of circumstances, or the plaintiff may proceed solely for recovery of the personal property with the right to seek a judgment for additional relief in a subsequent action.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-30-108

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(b) No deficiency judgment shall be obtained by the plaintiff or plaintiffs until plaintiff or plaintiffs shall have complied with all requirements of the Uniform Commercial Code applicable thereto.
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