Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-12-101 — Recovery by successful party
Tennessee § 20-12-101
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-12-101 (2026).
Text
The successful party in all civil actions is entitled to full costs, unless otherwise directed by law or by a court of record, for which judgment shall be rendered.
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Related
Potts v. Mayforth
59 S.W.3d 167 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Lawrence v. Chancery Court
188 F.3d 687 (Sixth Circuit, 1999)
Adam Paul Jasinskis v. Don R. Cameron, III
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
In Re: Bobby D. Green
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Jack W. Gibbons v. Kyle Bennett
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2021)
Ronald A. Barker, a/k/a George N. Bailey v. Tennessee Department of Correction
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Marvin Bernatsky and Patricia Bernatsky v. Designer Baths & Kitchens, LLC
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2013)
Frank Barrett and Jodi Lynn Cheatham v. Town of Nolensville
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Pearl Lynell Potts, Indiv.and of the Estate of Gordon Ray Potts, Sr. v. Mary Potts Mayforth v. Alice Elizabeth Nelson
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3197 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 74); Shan., §4938; mod. Code 1932, § 9091; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1601.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-12-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-12-101.