Tennessee Code 55-24-111 – Commencing actions against sellers or lessors
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-24-111
- Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures or assembles new or unused motor vehicles or, in the case of motor vehicles not manufactured in the United States, the importer of the motor vehicle. See Tennessee Code 55-24-101
- Motor vehicle: includes a motorcycle, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 55-24-101
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
No action shall be commenced or maintained under this chapter against the seller or lessor of a motor vehicle unless the seller or lessor is also the manufacturer, or unless the manufacturer of the motor vehicle is not subject to service of process in this state, or service cannot be secured by this state’s long-arm statutes, or unless the manufacturer has been judicially declared insolvent.