Tennessee § 20-9-502 - Verdict applied to good count.
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§ 20-9-502. Verdict applied to good count.
If any counts in a declaration are good, a verdict for entire damages shall be applied to such good counts. Code 1858, § 2969 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 63); Shan., § 4694; Code 1932, § 8824; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1317. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 24 Tenn. Juris., Verdict, §§ 2, 11. Law Reviews. General Verdicts in Multi-Claim Litigation, 21 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 705 (1991). Cited: Hager v. Hager, 17 Tenn. App. 143, 66 S.W.2d 250, 1933 Tenn. App. LEXIS 51 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1933); Wilson v. Moudy, 22 Tenn. App. 356, 123 S.W.2d 828, 1938 Tenn. App. LEXIS 36 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1938); Summers v. Bond-Chadwell Co., 24 Tenn. App. 357, 145 S.W.2d 7, 1939 Tenn. App. LEXIS 17 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1939); Isaacs v. Bokor, 566 S.W.2d 532, 1978 Tenn. LEXIS 555 (Tenn. 1978); Helton v. Reynolds, 640 S.W.2d 5, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 385 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982); Womack v. Gettelfinger, 808 F.2d 446, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 36318 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1986); West v. Media Gen. Operations, Inc., 250 F. Supp. 2d 923, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26334 (E.D. Tenn. 2002).
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