Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-111 (2026)

Death of beneficiary before action

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Death of a primary beneficiary, after the death of one so injured and before suit is brought, shall not work a loss of cause of action, which shall be deemed to survive in behalf of those who, after the beneficiary, are the next of kin of the decedent.

Code 1932, § 8243; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-612.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).

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Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 11× “§ 20-5-111 confirms the Legislature’s intent that the death of a beneficiary before the death of an injured parent works a loss of the cause of action.”

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