Tennessee § 56-15-113 - Action against company — Estopped to deny liability.
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§ 56-15-113. Action against company — Estopped to deny liability.
Any company that executes or guarantees any recognizance, stipulation, bond or undertaking under this chapter shall be estopped, in any proceeding to enforce the liability that it has assumed to incur, to deny its corporate power to execute or guarantee the instrument or assume the liability. Acts 1895, ch. 175, § 7; Shan., § 2220; Code 1932, § 3952; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-1413.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-15-113 ("Action against company — Estopped to deny liability.") 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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