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2010 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies And Special Proceedings
Chapter 26 - Medical Malpractice
Part 1 - General Provisions
29-26-117 - Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
29-26-117. Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
In a medical malpractice action the pleading filed by the plaintiff may state a demand for a specific sum, but such demand shall not be disclosed to the jury during a trial of the case; notwithstanding the provisions of § 20-9-302 to the contrary.
[Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 16; 1976, ch. 759, § 17; T.C.A., § 23-3416.]
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