Rhode Island General Laws 9-22-20. Costs on appeal
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In all appeals, the court appealed to, on rendering judgment therein, may award costs for or against the appellant or appellee, or for neither of them, or may apportion the costs among the parties appellant and appellee, according to the circumstances of the case, and as shall appear equitable.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 460; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-20.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-22-20
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts