CODE OF VIRGINIA COSTS IN APPELLATE COURTS (§ 17.1-604) In every case in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, costs shall be recovered in such court by the party substantially prevailing. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 14-178; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-181; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 156; 1988, c. 525; 1998, c. 872.