Proper plaintiff

Tenn. Code Ann. § 61-3-903, under Actions by Partners.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 61-3-903

(1) A derivative action to enforce a right of a limited partnership may be maintained only by a person that:(1) Is a partner at the time the action is commenced; and(2) Either:(A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or(B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.

(1) Is a partner at the time the action is commenced; and

(2) Either:(A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or(B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.

(A) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or

(B) Whose status as a partner devolved on the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.