65-4-106 - Construction of chapter. - Tennessee Statutes

65-4-106. Construction of chapter.

This chapter shall not be construed as being in derogation of the common law, but shall be given a liberal construction, and any doubt as to the existence or extent of a power conferred on the authority by this chapter or chapters 1, 3 and 5 of this title shall be resolved in favor of the existence of the power, to the end that the authority may effectively govern and control the public utilities placed under its jurisdiction by this chapter.

[Acts 1919, ch. 49, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 3059a95; Code 1932, § 5458; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-406; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 20.]