A Tennessee Appeal Bond for Costs is a surety bond that is required by the court when a party appeals a judgment and is seeking to stay execution of the judgment pending the appeal. These bonds are also known as supersedes bonds and are typically required when a party is appealing a judgment involving a monetary award. There are two different types of Tennessee Appeal Bonds for Costs: a bond for costs only, which is required when a party is appealing an award of costs only, or a bond for costs and damages, which is required when a party is appealing an award of damages. The purpose of the bond is to ensure that any costs or damages assessed by the court will be paid if the appellant fails to prevail in the appeal.