Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-12-114 — Nominal damages recovered
Tennessee § 20-12-114
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-12-114 (2026).
Text
In civil actions founded upon assault, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment or for the recovery of damages for overflowing of water by the erection of a gristmill or other waterworks of utility, the plaintiff recovers no more costs than damages, unless the recovery exceeds five dollars ($5.00).
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Related
Smythe v. Easy Quick Stores, Inc.
754 S.W.2d 57 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3198 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 27, § 8; 1811, ch. 91, §1; 1829, ch. 1, § 1; 1851-1852, ch. 146); Shan., § 4939; mod. Code 1932, § 9092; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1616.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-12-114, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-12-114.