Tennessee § 5-1-106 - Suits for use of counties.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-1-106 — Suits for use of counties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-1-106. Suits for use of counties.
Suits for the use and benefit of any county in this state against any delinquent officer or such officer's sureties, for moneys or funds due such county, shall be brought in the name of the state of Tennessee, for the use of the county for the benefit of which such suit may be brought. Acts 1875, ch. 27, § 1; Shan., § 495; Code 1932, § 741; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-106. Cross-References. Power to bring suit for termination of use of land as cemetery, § 46-4-103 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 85. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Counties, § 29. Law Reviews. Justiciability in Tennessee, Part Two: Standing (Barbara Kritchevsky), 15 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 179 (1985).
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Section 5-1-106 ("Suits for use of counties.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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