29-26-117 - Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
29-26-117. Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
In a medical malpractice action the pleading filed by the plaintiff may state a demand for a specific sum, but such demand shall not be disclosed to the jury during a trial of the case; notwithstanding the provisions of § 20-9-302 to the contrary.
[Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 16; 1976, ch. 759, § 17; T.C.A., § 23-3416.]