Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-15-726 — Remittitur
Tennessee § 16-15-726
JurisdictionTennessee
Title16
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-726 (2026).
Text
If the sum found for either plaintiff or defendant exceeds the jurisdiction of the general sessions court, that party may remit the excess, and take judgment for the residue, but the party cannot afterwards sue for the amount so remitted.
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Related
Tommy Burney Homes v. Wayne K. Francis
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4161; Shan., § 5974; Code 1932, § 10175; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-418; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 42; T.C.A., § 19-1-114.
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Tennessee § 16-15-726, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/16-15-726.