Tennessee § 29-30-205 - Clerk's liability for insufficient bond.
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§ 29-30-205. Clerk's liability for insufficient bond.
The clerk shall not be exempt, by reason of such orders made by the court, from liability for any damages proceeding from failure to take good and sufficient security. Code 1858, § 3393 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 65, § 4); Shan., § 5148; Code 1932, § 9303; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2314. Compiler's Notes. The applicability of this section may be affected by Acts 1973, ch. 365 which revised the law on recovery of personal property. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal Corporations, § 102. Law Reviews. Remedies Under the Tennessee Commercial Code (John A. Walker, Jr.), 30 Vand. L. Rev. 1197.
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