Tennessee § 20-12-121 - Failure to take security.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-12-121 — Failure to take security., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-12-121. Failure to take security.
Any clerk who neglects to take the security required by § 20-12-120 is liable on the clerk's official bond to all persons aggrieved by the neglect. Code 1858, § 3188 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 19, § 3); Shan., § 4924; Code 1932, § 9076; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1623. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 123. Cited: McCalla v. Nelson, 44 Tenn. App. 164, 313 S.W.2d 462, 1956 Tenn. App. LEXIS 172 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1956).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-12-121 cover?
Section 20-12-121 ("Failure to take security.") 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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