The law of costs shall be construed remedially and not as the penal law.
Code 1858, § 3219 (deriv. Acts 1801, ch. 6, § 65); Shan., § 4961; Code 1932, § 9114; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1644.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 20-12-101. Recovery by Successful Party
§ 20-12-103. Copies of Records
§ 20-12-105. Number of Witnesses
§ 20-12-106. Dismissal — Compromise
§ 20-12-108. Correction of Erroneous Taxation
§ 20-12-109. Charged Against Real Plaintiff
§ 20-12-110. Dismissal, Abatement or Discontinuance
§ 20-12-111. Appeal From General Sessions Court
§ 20-12-112. Jurisdictional Defects — Irregular Transfer
§ 20-12-113. Abatement of Action
§ 20-12-114. Nominal Damages Recovered
§ 20-12-115. Actions for Overflow of Water
§ 20-12-117. Taxation Between Defendants
§ 20-12-118. Cases Not Expressly Covered
§ 20-12-120. Security Given by Plaintiff
§ 20-12-121. Failure to Take Security
§ 20-12-122. Actions Commenced by Petition or Motion
§ 20-12-123. Appeals From General Sessions Court
§ 20-12-124. Rule to Give Security
§ 20-12-126. Omission of Provisions From Bond
§ 20-12-129. Next Friend's Oath
§ 20-12-131. Duties of Officers and Witnesses in Cases in Forma Pauperis
§ 20-12-132. Dismissal of Pauper's Action
§ 20-12-133. Judgment Against Pauper
§ 20-12-135. Judgment Against Surety
§ 20-12-136. Execution Against Principal and Surety
§ 20-12-137. Recovery From Successful Party
§ 20-12-138. Notice of Motion Against Successful Party
§ 20-12-139. Bill of Costs on Appeal
§ 20-12-140. Payments From Appellate to Trial Court