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§ 25-3-143. Remedy Cumulative

The remedy by motion is cumulative, and does not deprive the plaintiff of any other action or remedy allowed by law for the plaintiff’s redress. Code 1858, § 3593; Shan., § 5358; Code 1932, § 9517; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-345.

§ 25-3-133. Trial of Fact of Cosuretyship

In all cases of motions by sureties against cosureties, if the fact of the joint suretyship does not appear on the face of the papers or judicial proceedings on which the motion is based, the fact shall be ascertained by a jury to be immediately impaneled, if demanded in a court of record. Code 1858, […]

§ 25-3-134. Amount of Judgment

The recovery under §§ 25-3-122 — 25-3-133 shall include interest and costs of the original judgment, and commissions for collecting the same, if collected, and the costs of the motion, unless otherwise directed. The judgment shall be for the amount of the recovery or payment, as the case may be, with interest and costs. Code […]

§ 25-3-135. Parties to Motions for Summary Judgment in General

A motion may be made by the party aggrieved, or the aggrieved party’s legal representatives, against the person in default, and such other persons made liable with the person in default as may be in existence at the time of the motion. Code 1858, § 3583; Shan., § 5347; Code 1932, § 9507; T.C.A. (orig. […]

§ 25-3-136. Motion on Defective Bond

Whenever by this chapter a motion is authorized against an officer, or other person acting under the orders of court, it carries with it the right to move against such person or officer and the sureties on that officer’s official bond of such officer or other person, or other bond executed in the discharge of […]

§ 25-3-137. Times Notice Not Required

No notice of the motion is required, if made at the return term of the process in a court of record, where the cause of motion is official delinquency, or within six (6) months after the right to the motion has accrued in any other case. Code 1858, § 3585; Shan., § 5350; Code 1932, […]

§ 25-3-138. Notice to Constables

Section 25-3-137 does not apply to constables, who shall be entitled to notice in all cases of motion against them for official delinquency. Code 1858, § 3586; Shan., § 5351; Code 1932, § 9510; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-339.

§ 25-3-139. Security for Costs

The plaintiff in any motion may be required to give security for the cost of suits, as in other cases. Code 1858, § 3588; Shan., § 5353; Code 1932, § 9512; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 25-341.

§ 25-3-140. Venue of Motions

The motion shall be made, unless in cases where otherwise provided by this Code, as follows: Where the motion is against an officer for official default, it may be made in the court in which the officer was acting officially at the time, or in the court to which process was returnable, when the default […]