Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-9-304 — Monetary value of pain and suffering permitted in argument
Tennessee § 20-9-304
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-304 (2026).
Text
In the trial of a civil suit for personal injuries, counsel shall be allowed to argue the worth or monetary value of pain and suffering to the jury; provided, that the argument shall conform to the evidence or reasonable deduction from the evidence in such case.
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Related
Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb
320 S.W.3d 246 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
A. J.J. T. v. United States
(M.D. Tennessee, 2020)
Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb - Concurring
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
Legislative History
Acts 1963, ch. 79, § 2; T.C.A., § 20-1327.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-9-304, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-9-304.