If any pledger, upon redeeming his or her property, finds that it has been damaged and rendered less valuable, the amount of damage done to such property shall be deducted from the amount due the pawnbroker. If the damage done to the property is greater than the amount due the pawnbroker, the pawnbroker shall reimburse the owner for the damage done to such property.
(`83 Code, § 5-613)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-2215