Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-15-707 — Plaintiffs - Nonsuits - Dismissals
Tennessee § 16-15-707
JurisdictionTennessee
Title16
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-707 (2026).
Text
The plaintiff shall have the right to take a voluntary nonsuit or to dismiss an action without prejudice at any time before the cause is finally submitted to the court, but not afterwards; provided, that such a dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has twice dismissed in any court an action based on or including the same claim.
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2025)
Legislative History
Acts 1972, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-1132.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 16-15-707, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/16-15-707.