If the party be deceased, the personal representative, or in case such representative refuses or fails to do so, any heir of the deceased, or other person, who is entitled to any part of the estate, either by will or by law, and who is or becomes a party to the suit, may make the denial under oath “according to the best of my personal knowledge, information and belief.”
Code 1858, § 3778 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 42, § 1); Acts 1905, ch. 73; Shan., § 5557; mod. Code 1932, § 9727; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-508.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses
§ 24-5-101. Conveyances of Public Officers and Fiduciaries
§ 24-5-102. Settlements of Personal Representatives and Guardians
§ 24-5-103. Notary's Certificate as to Notice of Dishonor
§ 24-5-106. Denial of Instrument by Successor of Decedent
§ 24-5-108. Partnership of Plaintiffs
§ 24-5-109. Partnership of Defendants
§ 24-5-111. Negligence of Bailee
§ 24-5-112. Continuance of Reproductive Capacity — Rebuttable Presumption