Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-5-417

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

In civil actions, in which the prevailing party proves fraud relative to a contract for future services under this part, the prevailing party shall receive treble damages together with attorneys’ fees, costs and interest.