Tennessee § 20-9-304 - Monetary value of pain and suffering permitted in argument.
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§ 20-9-304. Monetary value of pain and suffering permitted in argument.
In the trial of a civil suit for personal injuries, counsel shall be allowed to argue the worth or monetary value of pain and suffering to the jury; provided, that the argument shall conform to the evidence or reasonable deduction from the evidence in such case. Acts 1963, ch. 79, § 2; T.C.A., § 20-1327. Law Reviews. Counting Angels and Weighing Anchors: Per Diem Arguments for Noneconomic Personal Injury Tort Damages (Joseph H. King, Jr.), 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (2003).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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