Tennessee § 25-3-122 - Motion by surety.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 25-3-122 — Motion by surety., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-122. Motion by surety.
Sureties are entitled to judgment by motion against their principals: Whenever judgment has been rendered against them as such sureties; Whenever such judgment, or any part thereof, has been paid by the surety. Code 1858, § 3620 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 15, § 1; 1809 (Sept.), ch. 69, § 1); Shan., § 5385; Code 1932, § 9544; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-323. Cross-References. Judgment for costs against surety, § 20-12-135 . Power of surety to confess judgment, § 25-2-102 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 77; 14 Tenn. Juris., Guaranty, § 2; 19 Tenn. Juris., Motions and Summary Proceedings, §§ 5, 6; 23 Tenn. Juris., Suretyship, § 30.
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Section 25-3-122 ("Motion by surety.") 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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