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§ 9-22-5 — § 9-22-5. Recovery of costs by prevailing party.

Rhode Island § 9-22-5
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Ch. 9-22Costs

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-22-5 (2026).

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§ 9-22-5. Recovery of costs by prevailing party.

In civil actions at law, the party prevailing shall recover costs, except where otherwise specially provided, or as justice may require, in the discretion of the court.

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Related

Boyle v. Town of Bristol, 96-5817 (2000)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 2000)
Cannata v. Labutti, 99-3916 (r.I.super. 2004)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 2004)
Kelly v. Kirkpatrick, 88-3088 (1995)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 1995)
Russo v. Green, 96-4811 (2000)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 2000)
Tetrault v. Steere, 90-124 (1996)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 1996)

Legislative History

C.P.A. 1905, § 441; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-5.

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