Tennessee Code 24-5-108 – Partnership of plaintiffs
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 24-5-108
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Whenever two (2) or more persons bring a suit at law, or in equity, as partners upon an account, bill of exchange, bond, or note, either before a magistrate or a court of record, it shall not be necessary for them to prove their partnership, unless the defendant files a plea in abatement, in writing, denying the partnership on oath.