Tennessee Statutes

§ 29-14-113 — Liberal construction

Tennessee § 29-14-113

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-14-113 (2026).

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This chapter is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.

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Legislative History

Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 4726a12; Code 1932, §8846; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1113.

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