Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-12-132 — Dismissal of pauper's action
Tennessee § 20-12-132
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-12-132 (2026).
Text
(a)If it is made to appear to the court, at any time before the trial, that the allegation of poverty is probably untrue, or the cause of action frivolous or malicious, the action may be dismissed.
(b)The burden shall be upon a pauper to justify the pauper's oath.
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Related
Jones v. Dailey
785 S.W.2d 365 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1989)
Nigel Marlin Reid Sr. v. Morristown Power
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2013)
Terry Howard v. Jack Morgan
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
G.E. Capital v. Belinda Young
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3194 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 22, § 5); Shan., §4932; mod. Code 1932, § 9085; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1634; Acts 1995, ch. 242, § 5.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-12-132, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-12-132.