The bond of any public officer which is not in the penalty, payable or conditioned as prescribed by law, shall not be approved, and the officer approving thereof, under such circumstances, not only neglects such officer's duty, but subjects the officer and the officer's sureties to an action by any person injured, and a recovery to the extent of such injury.
Code 1858, § 763; Shan., § 1084; Code 1932, § 1825; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1912.
Collateral References.
Approval of bond, right of sureties to take advantage of noncompliance with statutory requirement as to. 77 A.L.R. 1479.
Approval of or refusal to approve bond, judicial review. 134 A.L.R. 1359.