Persons jointly or severally, or jointly and severally, bound on the same instrument, or by judgment, decree or statute, including the makers and endorsers of negotiable paper and sureties, may all or any part of them be sued in the same action.
Code 1858, § 2787 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 57, § 5; 1813, ch. 66, § 1; 1820, ch. 25, § 1; 1829, ch. 66, § 1; 1837-1838, ch. 5, § 1); Shan., § 4484; Code 1932, § 8611; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-109.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 1 - Parties to Actions
§ 20-1-102. Indemnification of Nominal Plaintiff
§ 20-1-104. Deserted Wife as Party
§ 20-1-105. Expenses and Loss of Service Incident to Injury to Child
§ 20-1-107. Several Liability on Joint Obligations
§ 20-1-108. Joinder of Defendants on Joint and Several Obligations
§ 20-1-109. Action in Name Used in Instrument
§ 20-1-110. Failure of Recovery Against Joint Defendants
§ 20-1-111. Maintaining Action After Executor or Administrator Removes From Jurisdiction
§ 20-1-112. Defenses of Executors Sued Separately
§ 20-1-113. Separate Judgments Against Executors
§ 20-1-114. Addition of Parties
§ 20-1-115. Intervention in Property Action