2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 24 - Libel and Slander
§ 29-24-102. Costs on Nominal Recovery

Universal Citation: TN Code § 29-24-102 (2021)

Where the verdict in slander is under five dollars ($5.00), the plaintiff shall recover no more costs than damages.

Code 1858, § 3402 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 27, § 8); Shan., § 5157; Code 1932, § 9313; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2604.

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