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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 1 — Prevailing party to recover costs

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title VICOSTS AND FEES
Ch. 261COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. In civil actions the prevailing party shall recover his costs, except as otherwise provided.

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