2010 Tennessee Code
Title 56 - Insurance
Chapter 7 - Policies and Policyholders
Part 1 - General Provisions
56-7-106 - Liability on policyholders when action not brought in good faith.
56-7-106. Liability on policyholders when action not brought in good faith.
In the event it is made to appear to the court or jury trying the cause that the action of the policyholder in bringing the suit was not in good faith, and recovery under the policy is not had, the policyholder shall be liable to the insurance company, corporation, firm, or person in a sum not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of the loss claimed under the policy; provided, that the liability, within the limits prescribed, shall, in the discretion of the court or jury trying the cause, be measured by the additional expense, loss, or injury inflicted upon the defendant by reason of the suit.
[Acts 1901, ch. 141, § 2; Shan., § 3369a142; Code 1932, § 6435; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-1106.]
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