It is not necessary to issue a scire facias to revive a judgment or decree which has lain a year and a day without the issuance of an execution, but same or a writ of possession may be sued out, in such case, after the year and day, as if issued within that time. Code […]
If there are more defendants than one (1), and any of them die, leaving the codefendant surviving, the plaintiff may proceed by execution against the survivor, and/or revive by scire facias against any or all of the personal representatives of the deceased, to be issued to any county. Code 1858, § 2988; Shan., § 4716; […]
Sections 25-4-101 and 25-4-102 shall apply to judgments of the courts of general sessions as well as to judgments of courts of record. Code 1858, § 2989; Shan., § 4717; Code 1932, § 8851; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-403.
A judgment or decree may be revived by or against the heirs of a deceased plaintiff or defendant, in the same manner and under the same circumstances as pending suits are revived under § 20-5-104.
