Tennessee § 47-25-108 - Connection of plaintiff with trust, etc., as defense.
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§ 47-25-108. Connection of plaintiff with trust, etc., as defense.
When action at law or suit in equity is commenced in any court, it is lawful, in the defense thereof, to plead in bar or in abatement of the action that the plaintiff, or any other person or corporation interested in the prosecution of the action, is a member or connected with, and the cause of action grows out of, some business or transaction with such trust, pool, contract, arrangement, or combination as described in either § 47-25-101 or § 47-25-102 . Acts 1891, ch. 218, § 5; Shan., § 3189; Code 1932, § 5885; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 69-108. Cited: Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. Ashland Oil, Inc., 529 F. Supp. 407, 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10343 (M.D. Tenn. 1982); Lynch Display Corp. v. Nat'l Souvenir Center, Inc., 640 S.W.2d 837, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 493 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-25-108 ("Connection of plaintiff with trust, etc., as defense.") 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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