Tennessee § 26-3-112 - Defendants refusing to join in delivery bond.
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§ 26-3-112. Defendants refusing to join in delivery bond.
If there are more defendants than one (1) in the original execution, and any of them do not join in the delivery bond, the sureties on such bond shall be first liable before those defendants who refuse to join, to the extent of the liability incurred by the bond; but in the event the debt, or any portion of it, is paid by the surety on the bond, the surety on the bond shall be substituted to the rights of the defendant for whom that person is surety, as against the other defendants. Code 1858, § 3047; Shan., § 4775; Code 1932, § 8905; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-412.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-3-112 ("Defendants refusing to join in delivery bond.") 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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