Tennessee § 20-12-137 - Recovery from successful party.
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§ 20-12-137. Recovery from successful party.
All costs in civil actions accrued at the instance of the successful party that cannot be collected out of the other party may be recovered, on motion, by the person entitled to them, against the successful party and the surety on the successful party's cost bond. Code 1858, § 3204 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 62, § 2); Shan., § 4945; mod. Code 1932, § 9098; Acts 1939, ch. 62, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 9098; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1639. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 242, 245. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, § 17.
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Section 20-12-137 ("Recovery from successful party.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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