29-16-108 - Constitution of jury.

29-16-108. Constitution of jury.

The jury will consist of five (5) persons, unless the parties agree upon a different number, and either party may challenge, for cause or peremptorily, as in other civil cases.

[Code 1858, § 1334 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., § 1853; Code 1932, § 3118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1408.]