Tennessee Statutes § 2-17-115 Malicious or frivolous contests
Statute Text
Costs and a reasonable attorney's fee shall be assessed against the contestant or the appellant if the contest or the appeal is maliciously or frivolously prosecuted.
History
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1715.
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