Tennessee § 29-6-154 - Judgment against defendant and sureties.
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§ 29-6-154. Judgment against defendant and sureties.
The court may enter up judgment or decree upon the bond, in the event of recovery by the plaintiff, against the defendant and the defendant's sureties, for the penalty of the bond, to be satisfied by delivery of the property, or its value, or payment of the recovery, as the case may be. Code 1858, § 3514; Shan., § 5274; mod. Code 1932, § 9465; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-654. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Replevy and Forthcoming Bonds, §§ 15, 17.
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Section 29-6-154 ("Judgment against defendant and sureties.") 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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