2023 Tennessee Code
Title 20 - CIVIL PROCEDURE (§§ 20-1-101 — 20-18-105)
Chapter 12 - COSTS (§§ 20-12-101 — 20-12-145)
Section 20-12-138 - Notice of motion against successful party

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 20-12-138 (2023)
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In all civil cases, when motions are made against the successful party for costs accrued at the successful party's instance, and that cannot be collected from the other party, five (5) days' written notice of the time and place, and the court before which the motion is to be made, shall be given to the defendant in the motion.

Acts 1879, ch. 113, § 1; Shan., § 4946; mod. Code 1932, § 9099; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1640.


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