Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) In all cases arising out of the use of a motor vehicle on which the owner of the motor vehicle has any insurance coverages, the owner’s policy is primary if the vehicle is being operated with the permission of the owner and within the scope of the permission granted.(2) Any other coverages that may be available to the permittee are not applicable unless and until the limits of all coverages provided by the owner’s policy first are exhausted.(b) Any provision of subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) to the contrary notwithstanding, where the only insurance coverage provided by the owner of the vehicle is under a garage policy, then any coverage that may be available to the permittee shall be primary and the coverage under the owner’s garage policy shall not be applicable unless and until the limits of all coverage available to the permittee shall be first exhausted; provided, that when any non-owned vehicle is in the possession, custody or control of a person who is in the business of storing, parking, servicing or repairing vehicles, then any insurance available to the owner shall not be applicable unless and until all insurance that is available under a garage policy of the person in possession has been exhausted.(c) When a claim arises out of the operation of a motor vehicle that is leased under a writtenlease agreement, and pursuant to which agreement the lessee provides coverage for the vehicle, then any other coverage that may be available for the vehicle through the lessor is not applicable unless and until the limits of all coverage provided by the lessee for the vehicle first are exhausted.(d) Subsections (a) and (c) are effective as to all policies written after May 7, 1973, and to all renewals of existing policies made after May 7, 1973. Subsection (b) is effective as to all policies written after April 5, 1974, and to all renewals of existing policies made after April 5, 1974.
