Tennessee § 54-10-207 - Costs and damages accruing in suit — Payment.
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§ 54-10-207. Costs and damages accruing in suit — Payment.
All costs accruing in the suit shall be paid by the appellant, if the action of the jury of view is sustained by the court giving final decision, unless for good reason it should otherwise order. Should the case be decided against the action of the jury of view, then all costs and any additional damages assessed by the court shall be paid out of the general fund raised for the current county purposes. Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1626; Code 1932, § 2736; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-911. Cited: Hargis v. Collier, 578 S.W.2d 953, 1978 Tenn. App. LEXIS 332 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1978).
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Section 54-10-207 ("Costs and damages accruing in suit — Payment.") 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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