Where the error complained of is in the amount of the judgment, the petition shall show the amount of the mistake, and the supersedeas shall not issue for more than such amount, and the plaintiff in the judgment shall be entitled to execution for the balance not complained of, as if no such writ had been obtained.
Code 1858, § 3129 (deriv. Acts 1827, ch. 26, § 1; 1829, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 4860; Code 1932, § 8995; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-808.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 8 - Certiorari and Supersedeas
§ 27-8-101. Constitutional Basis
§ 27-8-102. Cases in Which Writ Lies
§ 27-8-104. Power of Circuit and Chancery Courts
§ 27-8-105. Power of General Sessions Judges
§ 27-8-107. Return to Circuit Courts
§ 27-8-108. Amount of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-109. Part of Judgment Involved
§ 27-8-111. Security for Costs
§ 27-8-113. Supersedeas on Pauper's Application
§ 27-8-114. Action After Refusal of Supersedeas
§ 27-8-116. Determination on Motion to Quash or Dismiss