Tennessee Statutes
§ 56-7-103 — Misrepresentation or warranty will not void policy - Exceptions
Tennessee § 56-7-103
JurisdictionTennessee
Title56
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-103 (2026).
Text
No written or oral misrepresentation or warranty made in the negotiations of a contract or policy of insurance, or in the application for contract or policy of insurance, by the insured or in the insured's behalf, shall be deemed material or defeat or void the policy or prevent its attaching, unless the misrepresentation or warranty is made with actual intent to deceive, or unless the matter represented increases the risk of loss.
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Legislative History
Acts 1895, ch. 160, § 22; Shan., § 3306; Code 1932, § 6126; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-1103.
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Tennessee § 56-7-103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/56-7-103.