Opinion ID: 1508039
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Division of Costs.

Text: Cross-appellant urges error in the action of the Court in dividing the costs. Of course, assessment of costs in equity cases is within the sound discretion of the Court. Clear abuse of that discretion must appear to require a different disposition by this Court. Applications of this rule in patent cases are instanced by Du Bois v. Kirk, 158 U.S. 58, 67, 15 S.Ct. 729, 39 L.Ed. 895, and Van Kannel Revolving Door Co. v. Uhrich, 8 Cir., 297 F. 363, 369, this Court, certiorari denied, 266 U.S. 604, 45 S.Ct. 91, 69 L.Ed. 463. We find no such error here.