Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-6-202 — Actions on bonds
Tennessee § 20-6-202
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-6-202 (2026).
Text
In actions upon penal bonds or other writings for the nonperformance of any covenant or agreement contained in the penal bonds or other writings, the plaintiff may assign as many breaches as the plaintiff deems proper, and verdict and judgment may be rendered for such of the breaches as the plaintiff may prove; or, if judgment is rendered for the plaintiff on demurrer or by default, a writ of inquiry of damages shall be awarded.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2898; Shan., § 4619; Code 1932, § 8742; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-805.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-6-202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-6-202.