§ 23-2-101 Counsel assigned to paupers
§ 23-2-102 Lien on right of action
§ 23-2-103 Lien on action begun before employment
§ 23-2-104 Power of attorney to execute papers
§ 23-2-105 Service of subpoenas
§ 23-2-106 Tennessee attorney as counsel overseas – Foreign counsel in state

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 23 > Chapter 2 - Rights and Duties

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Entity: means any nonprofit, not-for-profit, or for-profit corporation, religious or charitable organization, institution of higher education, visiting nurse association, existing visiting nurse program, local health department, county department of social services, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency or any combination thereof. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • 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.
  • Health care and services facility: means a health care entity or facility identified pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Low-income: means an annual income that does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • Nurse: means a person licensed as a professional nurse pursuant to title 63, chapter 7. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Program: means the nurse home visitor program established in this part. See Tennessee Code 68-1-2403
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105