Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all cases in which:
(1) an appeal is taken from:
(A) a board of county commissioners, viewers, or commissioners to assess damages; or
(B) any other person or tribunal;
to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court; and
(2) the appeal bond filed in the case is defective:
(A) in substance or form; or
(B) for want of proper approval.