Tennessee Statutes

§ 29-30-110 — Exemplary damages - Attorneys fees

Tennessee § 29-30-110

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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-30-110 (2026).

Text

The court may, in proper cases, give exemplary damages, including reasonable attorneys fees, in favor of the defendant for the plaintiff's wrongful suing out of this possessory action or in the event that the plaintiff fails to prosecute the action after it has been instituted.

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Legislative History

Acts 1973, ch. 365, § 11; T.C.A., § 23-2350.

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