(a) Two (2) or more persons may join in one (1) action under this chapter as plaintiffs, if their respective actions have at least one (1) place of illegal drug activity in common, and if any portion of the period of illegal drug use overlaps with the period of illegal drug use for every other plaintiff.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-38-110

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Illegal drug: means a drug, the distribution of which is a violation of state law. See Tennessee Code 29-38-104
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Period of illegal drug use: means , in relation to the individual user, the time of the individual's first use of an illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of action. See Tennessee Code 29-38-104
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(b) Two (2) or more persons may be joined in one (1) action under this chapter as defendants, if those persons are liable to at least one (1) plaintiff.
(c) A plaintiff need not be interested in obtaining, and a defendant need not be interested in defending against, all the relief demanded. Judgment may be given for one (1) or more plaintiffs, according to their respective rights to relief, and against one (1) or more defendants, according to their respective liabilities.
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