The court may, in proper cases, give exemplary damages, including reasonable attorneys fees, in favor of the defendant for the plaintiff's wrongful suing out of this possessory action or in the event that the plaintiff fails to prosecute the action after it has been instituted.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-30-110
Exemplary damages — Attorneys fees
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Beaty v. McGraw (1998)
Most recently applied in Beaty v. McGraw (December 1998)
Acts 1973, ch. 365, § 11; T.C.A., § 23-2350.
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