§ 17.1-604. Costs in appellate courts
In every case in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, costs shall be recovered in such court by the party substantially prevailing.
Code 1950, § 14-178; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-181; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 156; 1988, c. 525; 1998, c. 872.