Rule 10.01 – Caption – Names of Parties

May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Tennessee

Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court and county wherein the action is filed or is pending, the title of the action, the file number, and a designation as in Rule 7.01. In the complaint the title of the action shall include the names of all the parties, but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side with an appropriate indication of other parties.

Tenn. R. Civ. P. 10.01