Tennessee § 10-7-116 - Copy made from original — Admissibility in evidence.
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§ 10-7-116. Copy made from original — Admissibility in evidence.
In case any person is dissatisfied with the transcript, and wishes to have access to the original, the clerk shall grant such person a transcript therefrom, but the same shall not be admitted as evidence unless it is found, upon examination, that the transcript in the register's office varies from the original record, so as to alter the meaning and substance thereof, in any deed or title which may be in litigation. Code 1858, § 2098 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 62, §§ 5, 8); Shan., § 3778; Code 1932, § 7695; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 15-116.
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Section 10-7-116 ("Copy made from original — Admissibility in evidence.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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