Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-405 (2026)
Joinder with other actions prohibited
✓ current as of May 2026
No action for the breach of promise of marriage can be joined or tried with any other action for damages.
Acts 1949, ch. 161, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 8462.5 (Williams, § 9720.9); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-705.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2000–2000 · leading case: David Rivkin v. Lori Postal (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
David Rivkin v. Lori Postal (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “First, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-405 provides that these claims could not be joined with other damage claims.”
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