Terms Used In Tennessee Code 46-2-102

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

All offenders shall be liable in an action of trespass in the name of the managers or trustees, to pay all damages that have been occasioned by their unlawful acts, which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the managers or trustees to the reparation of the property injured or destroyed.