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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 15 - Courts of General Sessions
Part 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 16-15-707. Plaintiffs — Nonsuits — Dismissals
Universal Citation: TN Code § 16-15-707 (2020)
The plaintiff shall have the right to take a voluntary nonsuit or to dismiss an action without prejudice at any time before the cause is finally submitted to the court, but not afterwards; provided, that such a dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has twice dismissed in any court an action based on or including the same claim.
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