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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 9 - Trial
Part 3 - Arguments
§ 20-9-302. Declaration May Be Read to Jury
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TN Code § 20-9-302 (2020)
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In the trial of any civil suit, counsel shall be permitted to read the counsel's entire declaration, including the amount sued for, to the jury at the beginning of the lawsuit, and may refer to the declaration in argument or summation to the jury.
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