Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-3-402

  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

In any suit for damages for breach of promise or contract of marriage that may hereafter be tried in the courts of this state, the unsupported testimony of the plaintiff shall not be sufficient to prove such contract, and proof of the association of the parties shall not be sufficient corroboration.