Tennessee § 20-12-108 - Correction of erroneous taxation.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-12-108 — Correction of erroneous taxation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-12-108. Correction of erroneous taxation.
If the taxation of costs is excessive by charging the costs of witnesses who were not examined or by charging costs to an improper party, or taxing costs contrary to law, or the taxation is otherwise erroneous, the party aggrieved may move the court for a retaxation, setting forth the particulars in which the clerk has erred. Code 1858, § 3212; Shan., § 4954; Code 1932, § 9107; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1608. Cited: James v. Williams, 20 Tenn. App. 420, 99 S.W.2d 831, 1936 Tenn. App. LEXIS 33 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1936); Lawrence v. Chancery Court, 188 F.3d 687, 1999 FED App. 314P, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 20773 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1999).
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Section 20-12-108 ("Correction of erroneous taxation.") 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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