Tennessee § 21-1-602 - Evidential value of answer in discovery and where oath not waived.
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§ 21-1-602. Evidential value of answer in discovery and where oath not waived.
A sworn answer in chancery, when required by a bill of discovery or when the oath to the answer is not waived, shall have no more weight or effect in evidence than the deposition of the defendant filing the answer. Acts 1957, ch. 153, § 1; T.C.A., § 21-628. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 50.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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