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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-135

Rebuttable presumption

Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law

The act spans §§ 56–56 (1,220 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Harris v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. (2015)

Most recently applied in Harris v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. (February 2015)

Acts 2012, ch. 913, § 1.

(1) The signature of an applicant for or party to an insurance contract on an application, amendment, or other document stating the type, amount, or terms and conditions of coverage, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the statements provided by the person bind all insureds under the contract and that the person signing such document has read, understands, and accepts the contents of such document.

(2) The payment of premium for an insurance contract, or amendment thereto, by an insured shall create a rebuttable presumption that the coverage provided has been accepted by all insureds under the contract.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.