If the appeal of the defendant from a judgment of a court of general sessions is dismissed for any cause, the original plaintiff is the successful party, and so of other cases.
Code 1858, § 3202; Shan., § 4943; Code 1932, § 9096; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1611.
Cited: Dalton v. Dean, 22 Tenn. App. 56, 117 S.W.2d 973, 1938 Tenn. App. LEXIS 4 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1938); Hamby v. Northcut, 25 Tenn. App. 11, 149 S.W.2d 484, 1940 Tenn. App. LEXIS 87 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1940); Coleman v. Coleman, 190 Tenn. 286, 229 S.W.2d 341, 1950 Tenn. LEXIS 480 (1950).