Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-3-401 — Proof of contract
Tennessee § 36-3-401
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-401 (2026).
Text
In all actions for damages for the breach of promise or contract of marriage that may hereafter be tried in the courts of this state, unless there is written evidence of such contract, signed by the party against whom the action is brought, the alleged contract must be proved by at least two (2) disinterested witnesses before any recovery may be allowed.
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Related
Tina Marie Hodge v. Chadwick Craig
382 S.W.3d 325 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2012)
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Acts 1949, ch. 161, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 8462.3 (Williams, § 9720.7); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-701.
Nearby Sections
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§ 36-1-101
Purpose of part - Construction§ 36-1-102
Part definitions§ 36-1-106
Readoption§ 36-1-107
Persons to whom this part is applicable§ 36-1-114
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Tennessee § 36-3-401, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/36-3-401.