Tennessee Statutes

§ 29-26-117 — Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial

Tennessee·Title 29
In a health care liability action the pleading filed by the plaintiff may state a demand for a specific sum, but such demand shall not be disclosed to the jury during a trial of the case notwithstanding § 20-9-302 to the contrary.

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Rheatta F. Wilson v. Americare Systems, Inc.
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)

Legislative History

Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 16; 1976, ch. 759, § 17; T.C.A., § 23-3416; Acts 2012 , ch. 798, § 9.

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