Tennessee § 47-25-1212 - Contracts obtained by fraud void.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-25-1212 — Contracts obtained by fraud void., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-25-1212. Contracts obtained by fraud void.
Any contract for invention development services entered into in reliance upon any willful and false, fraudulent, or misleading representation by the invention developer is void and unenforceable. Acts 1977, ch. 436, § 15; T.C.A., § 47-20-112 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-25-1212 ("Contracts obtained by fraud void.") 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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