Judson v. Leach, 7 Cow. 152

Curia.

The right of the defendant rests On the general *152provisions of the statute of ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‍costs, (1 R. L. 343, s. 2,) which gives cost to the defendant who succeeds, in all cases where, if it had been otherwise, ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the plaintiff might recover costs. This refers to the general provisions of the first section; and is co-extensive with them. The subsequent sections, limiting or ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‍denying costs in certain cases, do not apply to the defendant. When a statute declares that a party shall recover costs, it means the costs ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‍of the court where the action is pending, unless it be otherwise provided. The motion must be denied. [1]

Motion denied.

Notes

(1) See New York Code of ‍‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‍Procedure of 1851. Sects. 303, 304, 305, 306 307, 308, 309, 310, 311.

Case Details

Case Name: Judson v. Leach

Court Name: New York Supreme Court

Date Published: May 15, 1827

Citation: 7 Cow. 152

Court Abbreviation: N.Y. Sup. Ct.