Tennessee § 20-12-101 - Recovery by successful party.
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§ 20-12-101. Recovery by successful party.
The successful party in all civil actions is entitled to full costs, unless otherwise directed by law or by a court of record, for which judgment shall be rendered. Code 1858, § 3197 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 74); Shan., § 4938; mod. Code 1932, § 9091; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1601. Cross-References. Change of venue, costs, §§ 20-4-210 , 20-4-211 . Clerk's fees, § 8-21-401 . Compensation of court reporter, § 20-9-103 . Continuance, costs, §§ 20-7-103 , 20-7-104 . Costs, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54; T.R.A.P. 6, 18, 40; Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 7. Divorce cases, costs, § 36-4-122 . Duties of sheriff, § 8-8-201 . Fees due public officers, § 8-21-104 . Hearings in tobacco tax matters, costs, § 67-4-1018 . Reciprocal enforcement of support, § 36-5-214 . Setoff, costs, § 20-6-402 . Sheriff's fees for collection of costs, § 8-21-902 . Surveyor's fees, § 8-12-109 . Testimony taken by deposition, § 24-9-101 . Witness fees paid by successful party, § 24-4-107 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 242, 244. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-54.04-1. Law Reviews. Constitutionality of the Fee System of Justices of the Peace (Hugh C. Simpson), 14 Tenn. L. Rev. 565. Judgments and Appeal, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 373. Comparative Legislation. Costs: Ala. Code § 12-19-20 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-68-301 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 15-10-80 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 453.010 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § R.C.P. 54. Mo. R.C.P. R. 77.01. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-1 et seq. Va. Code § 14.1-177 et seq. Cited: Bridges v. Agee, 167 Tenn. 324, 69 S.W.2d 891, 1933 Tenn. LEXIS 43 (1934); Marshall v. Sevier County, 639 S.W.2d 440, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 396 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982); Barrett v. Town of Nolensville, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 119 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 10, 2011); Bernatsky v. Designer Baths & Kitchens, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2013 Tenn. App. LEXIS 106 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 15, 2013).
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