The general sessions judge may, and the clerk shall, before issuing the summons or other leading process, require the plaintiff to enter into bond, with sufficient surety, conditioned to prosecute the plaintiff's suit with effect, or to pay such costs and damages as may be awarded against the plaintiff by the court having cognizance thereof, unless the plaintiff sue in forma pauperis.
Code 1858, § 2818 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 19, § 1); Shan., § 4523; Code 1932, § 8650; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-205.
Cross-References. Actions in forma pauperis, §§20-12-127 —20-12-133.
Appointment of counsel for paupers, §23-2-101.
Bond on change of venue, §20-4-207.
Requirement of bond, §§20-12-120 —20-12-126.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 81.
Law Reviews.
Pleadings, Motions and Pre-Trial Procedure, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 219.
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).