Tennessee § 20-1-102 - Indemnification of nominal plaintiff.
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§ 20-1-102. Indemnification of nominal plaintiff.
The person whose name is used in the prosecution of a suit may, at any time during the progress of the cause, require the party for whose benefit the action is brought to give bond, with good security, to indemnify the person whose name is used in the prosecution of the suit against all damages and costs. Code 1858, § 2796; Shan., § 4493; Code 1932, § 8620; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-102. Cross-References. Actions by commissioner of institutions on behalf of penitentiary, § 41-1-112 . Costs against real plaintiff, § 20-12-109 . Joinder of lienors in suit against boat, § 66-19-203 . Joinder of plaintiffs in suit to enforce mechanics' lien, § 66-11-131 . Party acting as own attorney, § 23-1-109 . Real party in interest, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 17.01. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Assignments, § 53; 4 Tenn. Juris., Bankruptcy, § 27; 10 Tenn. Juris., Drains and Sewers, § 12; 20 Tenn. Juris., Parties, §§ 1, 4. Law Reviews. Parties and Claims, 4 Mem. St. U. L. Rev. 280. Comparative Legislation. Parties to actions: Ala. Code § 6-7-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-61-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 9-11-17 et seq. Ky. R. C. P. 17 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 17 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-5 et seq. Cited: Bloch v. Busch, 160 Tenn. 21, 22 S.W.2d 242, 1929 Tenn. LEXIS 71 (1929).
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Section 20-1-102 ("Indemnification of nominal plaintiff.") 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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