No sheriff or other officer shall be required to levy an execution on any property the title of which is disputed, or to sell the same after levy, unless the plaintiff will first give bond and security to such officer, to indemnify the sheriff or other officer against all damages and costs in consequence of the levy or sale.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-3-104
Indemnity bond of plaintiff
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Keep Fresh Filters, Inc. v. Reguli (1994)
Most recently applied in Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. v. Crittenden (July 1999)
Code 1858, § 3032 (deriv
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