The defendants, so separately sued, shall not be held further liable than if all were sued and may avail themselves of all the defenses allowed where all are sued.
Code 1858, § 2793 (deriv. Acts 1826, ch. 38, § 1; 1827, ch. 84, § 1); Shan., § 4490; Code 1932, § 8617; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-113.
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