Indiana § 5-4-3-2 Defenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-4-3-2 — Defenses

Indiana § 5-4-3-2

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 4OFFICERS' BONDS AND OATHS

Ch. 3Acknowledgment of Bonds

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The sureties in any official bond, taken and
acknowledged as contemplated in the foregoing section, shall, as
between such sureties and the state, be deemed and taken to be
principals; and it shall not be competent for any surety in such bond to
set up, as a defense to an action brought for a breach of the condition
thereof, any matter which would not be available as a defense to the
principal in such bond.
Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.76, s.2.

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The sureties in any official bond, taken and
acknowledged as contemplated in the foregoing section, shall, as
between such sureties and the state, be deemed and taken to be
principals; and it shall not be competent for any surety in such bond to
set up, as a defense to an action brought for a breach of the condition
thereof, any matter which would not be available as a defense to the
principal in such bond.
Formerly: Acts 1865(ss), c.76, s.2.