Qualifications of jurors

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TN Code › Title 29 › Chapter 16 › Section 29-16-109

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The jurors shall not be interested in the same or a similar question, and shall possess the qualifications of other jurors, and may be nominated by the court, selected by consent of parties, or summoned by the sheriff. Code 1858, § 1332 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1851; Code 1932, § 3116; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1409.

The jurors shall not be interested in the same or a similar question, and shall possess the qualifications of other jurors, and may be nominated by the court, selected by consent of parties, or summoned by the sheriff.

Code 1858, § 1332 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1851; Code 1932, § 3116; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1409.

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Qualifications of jurors · Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-109 | Frix