Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-26-117 — Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial
Tennessee § 29-26-117
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-117 (2026).
Text
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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Related
Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb
320 S.W.3d 246 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
Guess v. Maury
726 S.W.2d 906 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
Romine v. Fernandez
124 S.W.3d 599 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Rheatta F. Wilson v. Americare Systems, Inc.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
Terri Demilt v. Methodist Hosp.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
Lafayette Romine Sr./Debra Romine v. Julia Fernandez & Johnathan Isom
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
Legislative History
Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 16; 1976, ch. 759, § 17; T.C.A., § 23-3416; Acts 2012 , ch. 798, § 9.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 29-26-117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-26-117.