Tennessee § 22-3-103 - Challenge for adverse interest.
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§ 22-3-103. Challenge for adverse interest.
Either party to an action may challenge for cause any person who has an adverse interest in a similar suit involving like questions of facts or involving the same parties. Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 3, §§ 22-3-101 — 22-3-105 (Code 1858, §§ 4009 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 1, §§ 6, 9), 4010 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 134, § 3), 4012 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 108; impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 198, § 1; Shan., §§ 5820–5822, 5824; Code 1932, §§ 10015-10017, 10019; Acts 1955, ch. 281, § 1; 1965, ch. 31, §§ 1, 2; 1968, ch. 608, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 22-301 — 22-304; Acts 1977, ch. 100, § 1; T.C.A., § 22-501), concerning examination and challenge of furors, was repealed by Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1, effective January 1, 2009. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 25.45, 25.54. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jury, §§ 22-24, 32. Law Reviews. Selecting A Trial Jury In Tennessee, 22 Tenn. L. Rev. 220. The Tennessee Court Systems — The Jury System, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 489.
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Section 22-3-103 ("Challenge for adverse interest.") 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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