Tenn. Code § 29-19-103

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 29-19-103 - Qui tam for bringing action

Any person who institutes an action for money or property, claimed under a contract founded on a gambling consideration, shall forfeit one hundred dollars ($100), recoverable in any court having cognizance; one-half (1/2) to the person who shall sue therefor, the other one-half (1/2) to the county in which action is brought.

T.C.A. § 29-19-103

Code 1858, § 1774 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 8, § 5); Shan., § 3164; Code 1932, § 7817; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1703.