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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-14-111 (2026)

Costs

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In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may make such award of cost as may seem equitable and just.

Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 10; Shan. Supp., § 4726a10; Code 1932, §8844; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1111.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2003–2013 · leading case: Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008).
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Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-14-111 (2007). 5 . “ 'Ripeness and exhaustion are complementary doctrines which are designed to prevent unnecessary or untimely judicial interference in the administrative process.”
Williamson Cnty. Election Comm'n v. Paul Webb, Mayor of Brentwood (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “§ 2-12 - 101(c)(4) and costs pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-14-111 . On February 6 an agreed order was entered dismissing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the Board of Commissioners.”
John Doe, Alias a Citizen & Rresident of Hamilton Cnty., Tennessee v. Mark Gwyn, Dir. of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-14-111 (2007). -9- The Colonial Pipeline Court then discussed the implications of filing a suit for declaratory judgment against a state agency and noted that in such disputes the plaintiff must generally exhaust the available administrative remedies…”
Planned Parenthood Ass'n of Tennessee v. Don Sundquist, Governor of the State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 20-12-119 (1994) nor Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-14-111 (1980) empower the trial court to order the State to pay the voluntarily incurred legal expenses of its court-appointed experts.”
New Covenant Baptist Church v. Panther Sark (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The Trial Judge, however, held that T.C.A.29-14-111,1 relative to declaratory judgment acts accorded him the discretion of adjudging costs in an equitable manner.”
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