Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-9-302 — Declaration may be read to jury
Tennessee § 20-9-302
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-302 (2026).
Text
In the trial of any civil suit, counsel shall be permitted to read the counsel's entire declaration, including the amount sued for, to the jury at the beginning of the lawsuit, and may refer to the declaration in argument or summation to the jury.
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Related
Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb
320 S.W.3d 246 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
Legislative History
Acts 1963, ch. 79, § 3; T.C.A., § 20-1328.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-9-302, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-9-302.