Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-3-404 — Measure of damages when defendant over sixty
Tennessee § 36-3-404
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-404 (2026).
Text
In all suits for damages for breach of promise or contract of marriage that may be tried in the courts of this state, where the defendant is more than sixty (60) years of age at the time the case is tried, proof of damages shall be limited to the actual financial loss of the plaintiff up to the date of the trial and no punitive damages shall be allowed.
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Related
David Rivkin v. Lori Postal
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Acts 1949, ch. 161, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 8462.4 (Williams, § 9720.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-704.
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 § 36-3-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/36-3-404.