For any breach of an official bond or undertaking of any officer, executor, administrator or guardian, or of any bond or undertaking required to be given by law for the security of the public generally or of particular individuals, the party aggrieved may, without assignment, bring suit on the breach for the aggrieved party's use, giving security for costs and being liable therefor as if the suit had been brought in the aggrieved party's own name.
Code 1858, § 2797 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch. 16, § 4; 1825, ch. 45, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1826, ch. 27, § 1; 1851-1852, ch. 144, §§ 1, 2); Shan., § 4494; Code 1932, § 8621; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-103.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 1 - Parties to Actions
§ 20-1-102. Indemnification of Nominal Plaintiff
§ 20-1-104. Deserted Wife as Party
§ 20-1-105. Expenses and Loss of Service Incident to Injury to Child
§ 20-1-107. Several Liability on Joint Obligations
§ 20-1-108. Joinder of Defendants on Joint and Several Obligations
§ 20-1-109. Action in Name Used in Instrument
§ 20-1-110. Failure of Recovery Against Joint Defendants
§ 20-1-111. Maintaining Action After Executor or Administrator Removes From Jurisdiction
§ 20-1-112. Defenses of Executors Sued Separately
§ 20-1-113. Separate Judgments Against Executors
§ 20-1-114. Addition of Parties
§ 20-1-115. Intervention in Property Action