Tennessee § 29-34-102 - Rescission of fraudulent or erroneous settlements.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-34-102 — Rescission of fraudulent or erroneous settlements., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-34-102. Rescission of fraudulent or erroneous settlements.
Where a compromise settlement of a claim for damages resulting from personal injuries has been brought about by fraud or mistake, such settlement may be rescinded without return of the consideration to the party released, but such consideration paid shall constitute a credit to apply in satisfaction of any judgment procured on account of such personal injuries. Acts 1955, ch. 67, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-3002. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Accord and Satisfaction, § 6; 6 Tenn. Juris., Compromise and Settlement, § 2; 13 Tenn. Juris., Fraud and Deceit, § 46. Law Reviews. Contracts — Rescission of Release, Effect of Ignorance of Injury, 24 Tenn. L. Rev. 255. Workers' Compensation Outline (Paul Campbell III), 18 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 11 (1982). Workmen's Compensation — Reopening in Tennessee, 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 261. Cited: Jackson v. Travelers Ins. Co., 403 F. Supp. 986, 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15309 (M.D. Tenn. 1975); Evans v. Tillett Bros. Const. Co., 545 S.W.2d 8, 1976 Tenn. App. LEXIS 256 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1976); Lindsey v. Lambert, 333 S.W.3d 572, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 339 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 18, 2010).
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