When a case is disposed of, the costs, including fees of witnesses, shall be included in the judgment against the party voluntarily dismissing, being involuntarily dismissed, or cast in the action. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, of the magistrate, or of any other officer who may issue an execution to endorse on the execution at the time it is issued the date and amount of the judgment, the items of the bill of cost, written in words, and the amount of each item distinctly stated in figures. No costs or items of costs shall in any case be demanded by any officer unless they are itemized and endorsed as provided in this Code section.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3610; Code 1868, § 3635; Ga. L. 1870, p. 67, § 1; Code 1873, § 3685; Code 1882, § 3685; Civil Code 1895, § 5394; Civil Code 1910, § 5992; Code 1933, § 24-3410; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES7C Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Costs, § 74.
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- Validity of contract to testify, 41 A.L.R. 1322; 45 A.L.R. 1423.
Power of court which appoints or employs expert witnesses to tax their fees as costs, 39 A.L.R.2d 1376.
Award of costs to defendant on causes of action where claims of some, but not all, of coplaintiffs were successful, 68 A.L.R.2d 1058.
Taxable costs and disbursements as including expenses for bonds incident to steps taken in action, 90 A.L.R.2d 448.
Dismissal of plaintiff's action as entitling defendant to recover attorneys' fees or costs as "prevailing party" or "successful party,", 66 A.L.R.3d 1087.
Who is the "successful party" or "prevailing party" for purposes of awarding costs where both parties prevail on affirmative claims, 66 A.L.R.3d 1115.