Amount of judgment in absence of commissioner's statement

If there be no statement of the commissioner, a judgment nisi shall be rendered for the penalty of the bond, and the defendant may have an issue made up to prove the amount due, and judgment final shall be given for such amount. Code 1858, § 734 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 7); Shan., § 1047; Code 1932, § 1776; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 50; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-1607. If there be no statement of the commissioner, a judgment nisi shall be rendered for the penalty of the bond, and the defendant may have an issue made up to prove the amount due, and judgment final shall be given for such amount. Code 1858, § 734 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 103, § 7); Shan., § 1047; Code 1932, § 1776; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 50; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-1607.