20-5-104. Revival by or against heirs.
If no person will administer on the estate of a deceased plaintiff or defendant, the suit may be revived by or against the heirs of the decedent.
[Code 1858, § 2849 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 121, § 3); Shan., § 4571; Code 1932, § 8696; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-605.]