Tennessee § 29-14-113 - Liberal construction.
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§ 29-14-113. Liberal construction.
This chapter is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered. Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 4726a12; Code 1932, § 8846; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1113. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 548. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 385, 696. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 94.
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Section 29-14-113 ("Liberal construction.") 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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