Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-1-206

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Whenever chapters 1-9 of this title create a “presumption” with respect to a fact, or provide that a fact is “presumed”, the trier of fact must find the existence of the fact unless and until evidence is introduced that supports a finding of its nonexistence.