Tennessee Statutes

§ 29-30-210 — Exemplary damages

Tennessee § 29-30-210

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-30-210 (2026).

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(a)The jury may, in proper cases, give exemplary damages in favor of either party.
(b)In all cases where the plaintiff fails to prosecute the suit with effect, the jury may make such valuation as will be likely to effect a return of the property to the defendant, if the character of the property is such as to make the return of the specific property important.

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Related

Beaty v. McGraw
15 S.W.3d 819 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
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Beatty v. McGraw
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)

Legislative History

Code 1858, § 3391; Shan., § 5146; Code 1932, § 9301; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2321.

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