Tennessee § 29-5-111 - Time of filing award.
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§ 29-5-111. Time of filing award.
If the time within which the award is to be made is fixed in the submission, no award made after that time shall have any legal effect, unless made upon a recommitment by the court; the court or parties by consent in writing may, however, enlarge the time within which an award is to be made. If the time of filing the award is not fixed in the submission, it shall be filed within eight (8) months from the time such submission is signed, unless by mutual consent the time is prolonged. Code 1858, §§ 3440, 3441 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 173, § 2); Shan., §§ 5196, 5197; Code 1932, §§ 9368, 9369; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-511.
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Section 29-5-111 ("Time of filing award.") 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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