Upon any note or negotiable instrument, the holder may maintain a joint action against the maker and any one (1) or more of the sureties or endorsers; or a joint and several action against the maker and/or any one (1) or more of the sureties or endorsers.
Action on instruments may be joint or several
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-50-106, under Miscellaneous Provisions.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-50-106