If the lost papers consist of depositions, the court may, in its discretion, order the testimony to be retaken, if the witnesses are alive.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-8-110, under Lost Evidence.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-8-110
If the lost papers consist of depositions, the court may, in its discretion, order the testimony to be retaken, if the witnesses are alive.