If the decedent has parted with the decedent’s interest pending the suit, it may be revived by or against the successor in interest instead of the representative or heir.
Code 1858, § 2850 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 64); Shan., § 4572; Code 1932, § 8697; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-606.