Tennessee § 21-1-405 - Security from complainant on decree.
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§ 21-1-405. Security from complainant on decree.
It is no objection to the execution of a decree rendered against a defendant that it was founded on a bill taken for confessed, without personal service; but the court may require the complainant to give sufficient security, in such sum as the court deems proper, to abide by and perform such order touching the restitution of property, or repayment of money, as the court may and should make, upon the defendant subsequently setting aside the decree, and successfully resisting the complainant's suit. Code 1858, § 4382 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 22, § 1; 1801, ch. 6, § 53); Shan., § 6192; mod. Code 1932, § 10463; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 21-514.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-1-405 ("Security from complainant on decree.") 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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