2020 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - Civil Procedure
Chapter 12 - Costs
§ 20-12-110. Dismissal, Abatement or Discontinuance

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 20-12-110 (2020)
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In cases of nonsuit, dismissal, abatement by death of plaintiff or discontinuance, the defendant is the successful party, within the meaning of §20-12-101.

Code 1858, § 3201 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 74); Shan., § 4942; Code 1932, § 9095; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1610.

Cited: Hagerty v. Hughes, 63 Tenn. 222, 1874 Tenn. LEXIS 233 (1874); O'Neill v. Parks, — S.W.3d —, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 568 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 29, 2008).

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