Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-2-1003

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and is so named in the certificate of limited partnership or similar instrument under which the limited partnership is organized, if so required. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

In a derivative action, the complaint shall set forth with particularity the effort, if any, of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action by a general partner or the reasons for not making the effort.