Tennessee § 27-1-122 - Damages for frivolous appeal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 27-1-122 — Damages for frivolous appeal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-1-122. Damages for frivolous appeal.
When it appears to any reviewing court that the appeal from any court of record was frivolous or taken solely for delay, the court may, either upon motion of a party or of its own motion, award just damages against the appellant, which may include, but need not be limited to, costs, interest on the judgment, and expenses incurred by the appellee as a result of the appeal. Acts 1975, ch. 203, § 1; T.C.A., § 27-124. Cross-References. Frivolous appeals, workers' compensation cases, § 50-6-225 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 41. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, §§ 5, 268; 8 Tenn. Juris., Costs, § 12. Law Reviews. Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, VII. Appellate Review of the Disposition (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 366. The Procedural Details of the Proposed Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, VIII. Practice on Appeal (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 102. Workers' Compensation Outline (Paul Campbell III), 18 No. 3 Tenn. B.J. 11 (1982).
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Section 27-1-122 ("Damages for frivolous appeal.") 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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