Person v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
This appeal presents for determination what are all costs as expressed in Rule 68 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
Rule 68, T.R.C.P., provides at any time more than ten days before trial a party defending against a claim may make an offer of judgment, together with the costs then accrued. If the offer is not accepted within ten days and the case goes to trial, and the judgment obtained by the offeree is not more favorable than the offer, then the offeree shall pay all costs accruing after the making of the offer.
In this case, an offer was made pursuant to the…
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