Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-36-104

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

When any person entitled to sue for injuries to real property dies before commencing action, it shall be lawful for the personal representative of such party to sue and recover for the benefit of the deceased.