Tennessee § 20-6-402 - Costs on equal demands.
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§ 20-6-402. Costs on equal demands.
On a plea of setoff or recoupment, if the demand of defendant equals the demand of the plaintiff, judgment for all costs is to be rendered for defendant. Code 1932, § 8771; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1005. Cross-References. Costs, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 54. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Setoff, Recoupment and Counterclaim, §§ 2, 11. Collateral References. 20 Am. Jur. 2d Costs §§ 16, 20, 61. 20 C.J.S. Costs § 12; 49 C.J.S. Judgments § 568. Costs 270.
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Section 20-6-402 ("Costs on equal demands.") 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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