Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-221 (2026)

"Person" defined

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As used in §§ 20-2-222 - 20-2-225, "person" includes an individual, executor, administrator or other personal representative, or a corporation, partnership, association or any other legal or commercial entity, whether or not a citizen or domiciliary of this state and whether or not organized under the laws of this state.

Acts 1997, ch. 226, § 1.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Gordon v. Greenview Hosp., Inc., 300 S.W.3d 635 (Tenn. 2009).
Gordon v. Greenview Hosp., Inc., 300 S.W.3d 635 (Tenn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Acts 366 , codified at Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 20-2-221 through-225 (2009).”
Hardaway v. Quince Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., LLC (W.D. Tenn. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-2-221 . 16 or other managing employees of Quince, does not control or have control over staffing levels at Quince, does not control the budget and expenditures of Quince, and does not implement and enforce the policies and procedures of Quince.”
Brown v. Quince Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., LLC (W.D. Tenn. 2020). · cites it 2× “Those 1 “Person” is defined by the statute as “an individual, executor, administrator or other personal representative, or a corporation, partnership, association or any other legal or commercial entity, whether or not a citizen or domiciliary of this state and whether or not…”
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