Tennessee § 29-3-104 - Bond of relators.
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§ 29-3-104. Bond of relators.
Where such bill or petition is filed by citizens and freeholders, they shall make bond, in such sum as the judge or chancellor shall prescribe, conditioned to pay all costs and damages in the event the court trying the case shall adjudge that the proceeding was instituted without probable cause; but no bond for costs or damages shall be required where the proceeding is instituted by and upon the relation of the attorney general and reporter or a district attorney general or a county or a city attorney. Acts 1913 (2nd Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, § 3, Shan., § 516414; Code 1932 § 9327; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), 23-304; modified. Law Reviews. Attorneys' Fees — Tennessee Recognizes the “Third Party Exception” to the American Rule, 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 399 (1986). Cited: State ex rel. Webster v. Daugherty, 530 S.W.2d 81, 1975 Tenn. App. LEXIS 172 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1975). Collateral References. 66 C.J.S. Nuisances § 125. Nuisance 40, 88.
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Section 29-3-104 ("Bond of relators.") 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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