20-12-137 - Recovery from successful party. - Tennessee Statutes

20-12-137. Recovery from successful party.

All costs in civil actions accrued at the instance of the successful party that cannot be collected out of the other party may be recovered, on motion, by the person entitled to them, against the successful party and the surety on the successful party's cost bond.

[Code 1858, § 3204 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 62, § 2); Shan., § 4945; mod. Code 1932, § 9098; Acts 1939, ch. 62, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 9098; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1639.]