Court Opinion

ID: 8054990
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 04:31:54.785467+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:37:49.461847
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Kirkpatrick, C. J., and Rossell, J.
Were of opinion, that the provision contained in that section, did not apply to suits instituted in this court; that the words at the close of the section, “ if he recover any sum whatever, the defendant shall be liable to pay costs,” should be construed that the defendant in such case, should be liable to pay costs, as in other [t] cases ; or, as if the prohibitory part of the section had not been passed, but was not intended to alter the law respecting costs in this court.
*154Pennington, J.
Inclined to a contrary opinion, from the genera], positive, and unqualified language of the act.
Costs refused.