Such officers are in like manner liable to the defendant in an execution, upon motion:

(1) For the failure to pay over, on demand, any excess of money which may remain upon a sale by execution, after the satisfaction thereof, and all commissions and costs, the amount of such excess, with interest and damages; or
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 25-3-102

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(2) For failing to pay over, on demand, money paid or collected on an execution, the whole or any part of which is enjoined in chancery, or to which the defendant is otherwise legally entitled, the amount so enjoined or to which the defendant is entitled, with interest and damages.
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