Tennessee Code 36-4-113 – Issues – Trial by jury – New trial
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-4-113
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Issues may be made up at the request of either party upon matters of fact charged in the bill or petition and denied in the answer, and be tried by a jury in presence of the court, and a new trial may be granted of the issues, should the court deem it necessary.