Tennessee § 25-3-132 - Trial of fact of suretyship.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 25-3-132 — Trial of fact of suretyship., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-132. Trial of fact of suretyship.
If the fact of suretyship does not appear upon the face of the proceedings on which judgment has been had or payment made, or of the instrument on which the motion under §§ 25-3-122 — 25-3-134 is founded, a jury shall be immediately impaneled to try the fact. Code 1858, § 3623 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 69, § 2); Shan., § 5388; Code 1932, § 9547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-333. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, § 17; 19 Tenn. Juris., Motions and Summary Proceedings, §§ 5, 8.
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Section 25-3-132 ("Trial of fact of suretyship.") 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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