If the sum found for either plaintiff or defendant exceeds the jurisdiction of the general sessions court, that party may remit the excess, and take judgment for the residue, but the party cannot afterwards sue for the amount so remitted.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-15-726
Remittitur
Code 1858, § 4161; Shan., § 5974; Code 1932, § 10175; impl. am
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