No leading process shall issue from any court without security being given by the party at whose instance the action is brought for the successful prosecution of the party's action, and, in case of failure, for the payment of court costs and taxes that may be awarded against the party, unless in cases and instances specially excepted.
Code 1858, § 3187 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 19, § 1); Shan., § 4923; mod. Code 1932, § 9075; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1622; Acts 1994, ch. 967, § 1; 1999, ch. 191, § 1.
Cross-References. Bond given by plaintiff, §20-2-102.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 123.
Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 1-4-2, 1-4-3.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 81; 10 Tenn. Juris., Ejectment, § 29.
Law Reviews.
Recent Developments — Domestic Relations — Divorce — Due Process for Indigent Plaintiffs, 47 Tenn. L. Rev. 845.
Cited: In re Barrett, 132 F. 362, 1904 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133 (D. Tenn. 1904); Kelley v. Byington, 185 Tenn. 421, 206 S.W.2d 409, 1947 Tenn. LEXIS 347 (1947); McCalla v. Nelson, 44 Tenn. App. 164, 313 S.W.2d 462, 1956 Tenn. App. LEXIS 172 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1956); Brotherton v. Solomon, 307 F. Supp. 1325, 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13258 (E.D. Tenn. 1970); A'La v. Tennessee Dep't of Correction, 914 S.W.2d 914, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 596 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995); Jacob v. Partee, 389 S.W.3d 339, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 555 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2012).