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TN Code › Title 29 › Chapter 16 › Section 29-16-108

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The jury will consist of five (5) persons, unless the parties agree upon a different number, and either party may challenge, for cause or peremptorily, as in other civil cases. Code 1858, § 1334 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1853; Code 1932, § 3118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1408.

The jury will consist of five (5) persons, unless the parties agree upon a different number, and either party may challenge, for cause or peremptorily, as in other civil cases.

Code 1858, § 1334 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1853; Code 1932, § 3118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1408.

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