Tennessee § 24-1-202 - Transactions with mentally incompetent party.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 24-1-202 — Transactions with mentally incompetent party., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-1-202. Transactions with mentally incompetent party.
It is not lawful for any party to any action, suit, or proceeding to testify as to any transaction or conversation with, or statement by, any opposite party in interest, if such opposite party is incapacitated or disqualified to testify thereto, by reason of idiocy, lunacy, or insanity, unless called by the opposite side, and then only in the discretion of the court; provided, if a corporation be a party, this disqualification shall extend to its officers of every grade and its directors. Acts 1879, ch. 200, § 2; Shan., § 5597; Code 1932, § 9779; Acts 1947, ch. 88, § 1; 1949, ch. 55, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 9779; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-104; Acts 2009, ch. 281, § 1. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 20. Law Reviews. Alienability of Future Interests in Tennessee, 5 Vand. L. Rev. 80. Competency and Impeachment of Witnesses (Leo Bearman, Jr.), 57 Tenn. L. Rev. 89 (1989).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 24-1-202 cover?
Section 24-1-202 ("Transactions with mentally incompetent party.") 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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