Tennessee § 65-2-121 - Liberal construction of chapter.
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§ 65-2-121. Liberal construction of chapter.
This chapter shall not be construed as in derogation of the common law, but shall be given a liberal construction, and any doubt as to the existence or the extent of a power conferred shall be resolved in favor of the existence of the power. Acts 1953, ch. 162, § 32 (Williams, § 5501.55); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-232. Law Reviews. Symposium -- Memphis in the Law: The Process of Determining What Process is Due: The Continuing Saga of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft, 436 U.S. 1 (1978) (Donna Harkness), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 745 (2011).
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