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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 24 - Evidence and Witnesses
Chapter 8 - Lost Evidence
§ 24-8-108. [reserved.]
Universal Citation: TN Code § 24-8-108 (2020)
Any record, proceeding, or paper filed in an action, either at law or equity, if lost or mislaid unintentionally, or fraudulently made away with, may be supplied, upon application, under the orders of the court, by the best evidence of which the nature of the case will admit.
Code 1858, § 3907 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 116, § 1); Shan., § 5701; Code 1932, § 9887; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-809.
Cross-References. Certificate of search, §24-6-107.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Lost Instruments and Records, §§ 11, 12, 16.
Law Reviews.
“Best Evidence” Rule in Tennessee (Robert Townsend), 38 Tenn. L. Rev. 97.
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