If, in any proceeding to enforce the lien provided by this chapter, the court finds that any lienor has willfully and grossly exaggerated the amount for which that person claims a lien, as stated in that person's notice of lien or pleading filed, in the discretion of the court, no recovery may be allowed thereon, and the lienor may be liable for any actual expenses incurred by the injured party, including attorneys' fees, as a result of the lienor's exaggeration.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-139
Exaggeration of claims by lienor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC (2016)
Most recently applied in Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC (August 2016)
Code 1932, § 7944; T.C.A
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