Tennessee § 9-2-118 - Satisfaction of judgment.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 9-2-118 — Satisfaction of judgment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-2-118. Satisfaction of judgment.
The clerk or judge may discharge such judgment by producing to the trustee the warrant of the county mayor, to pay the amount found by the trustee due to the county on settlement of the account of such clerk or judge, and paying the amount to the trustee, who shall receive the same in discharge of the judgment, leaving such clerk or judge and the sureties of such clerk or judge liable for the costs of the suit. Code 1858, § 514 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 85, § 1); Shan., § 1024; mod. Code 1932, § 1753; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 9-218; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated.
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Section 9-2-118 ("Satisfaction of judgment.") 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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