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1 Hill & Den. 673

Waring v. Acker

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1841

New York Supreme Court · decided 1841-10-15

<p>The statute allowing double or increased costs to officers, &c. (2 R. S. 512,2d ed.) extends as well to replevin as to other actions.</p> <p>The costs, however, qf a special motion in the progress of the cause, are not within the provision.</p>

Decided 1841-10-15

By the Court, Bronson, J.

¶1The case cited was decided on the old statute which gave double costs to an officer in certain specified actions, among which replevin was not included; but the present statute gives increased costs to an officer without any reference to the form of the action. (2 R. S. 617, § 24.) Such costs may now be recovered in replevin as well as in other actions.

¶2But the plaintiff must prevail on the other point. The *674statute only gives increased costs, in cases where judgment is rendered for the officer upon verdict, demurrer, nonsuit, non-pros, or discontinuance. It does not extend to costs upon special motions in the progress of the cause. (Rider v. Hubbell, 4 Wendell, 201.) From that case and others there cited, it will be seen, that double costs are only allowed in the cases particularly specified in the. statute.

¶3Motion granted.

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