Costs shall not be recovered by the plaintiff in any case in which he has begun an action with counts in fraud only and afterwards amends his complaint by substituting or adding counts in contract. In such case the defendant shall recover his taxable costs, and the court may, in its discretion, tax double costs in favor of the defendant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-244
When plaintiff not to recover costs
(1949 Rev., S. 7989; P.A. 82-160, S. 119.) History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
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