Tennessee § 8-19-303 - Estoppel to deny validity of bond.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-19-303 — Estoppel to deny validity of bond., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-19-303. Estoppel to deny validity of bond.
If any officer or other person, as hereinafter provided, who is required by law or in the course of judicial proceedings to give bond for the performance of an act or the discharge of duty, receives money or property upon the faith of such bond, such officer and the officer's sureties are estopped to deny the validity of the bond or the legality of the proceedings under which the money or property was obtained. Code 1858, § 774; Shan., § 1095; Code 1932, § 1837; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1922. Cross-References. Sheriff and sureties not liable for wrongs of any deputy sheriff, title 8, ch. 8, part 3. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Estoppel, § 49; 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 81; 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Officers, §§ 15, 18; 22 Tenn. Juris., Replevy and Forthcoming Bonds, §§ 7, 12.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-19-303 ("Estoppel to deny validity of 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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