Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-102-120

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Parties that file a petition for certiorari and supersedeas in the circuit court to review an order shall file with the court a bond in an amount to be fixed by the court, in no case to be less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), with at least two (2) sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, conditioned to pay all the costs on the petition for certiorari and supersedeas, in case the appellant fails to sustain the petition, or the petition is dismissed for any cause, together with all damages that may be occasioned on account of the failure of the owner or occupant to comply with the order of the commissioner, in case the order of the commissioner is sustained or the petition dismissed for any cause.