Should no person be found willing to accept the office, and give the security required, the applicant surety shall qualify in the place of the principal; otherwise, the liability will continue until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Code 1858, § 3674; Shan., § 5444; Code 1932, § 9606; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2709.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 597, 599.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 14 Tenn. Juris., Guardian and Ward, § 32.