¶1took time to consider the motion, and the next week, at Wiscasset, gave their opinion that a judgment rendered upon the report of referees is not within the statute, and that the plaintiff, in this action, was entitled to his full costs; and judgment was entered accordingly.
7 Mass. 467
Moore v. Heald
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 1811
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1811-06-15
<p>The provision of the statute of 1807, c. 122, § 2, limiting costs to one quarter of the damages recovered in actions commenced in the Common Pleas, where those damages are less than twenty dollars, does not extend to judgments rendered on the report of referees.</p>
Decided 1811-06-15