41-21-302 - Right to counsel. - Tennessee Statutes

41-21-302. Right to counsel.

If a bill or petition is filed against an inmate in any court having jurisdiction, or any interrogatories propounded to the inmate as a party to the suit, which require to be answered, the inmate may be allowed the aid of counsel to prepare an answer.

[Code 1858, § 5550; Shan., § 7572; Code 1932, § 12170; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-602.]