26-3-104 - Indemnity bond of plaintiff.
26-3-104. Indemnity bond of plaintiff.
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.
[Code 1858, § 3032 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 40, § 2); Shan., § 4760; Code 1932, § 8893; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-404.]