Act No. 190 Section 487

Costs ordinarily follow result of suit.

Section 487

SEC. 487. Costs ordinarily follow result of suit. — Costs shall ordinarily be allowed to the prevailing party as a matter of course, but the court shall have power, for special reasons, to adjudge that either party shall pay the costs of an action, or that the same be divided, as may be equitable.

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