When two or more civil actions are pending in the same court at the same time for the recovery of the same demand, or against two or more officers, upon receipts for executions arising from the same original judgment, the court shall not allow any costs in any such action, unless it is of the opinion that the commencement of all of the actions was necessary to secure the demand.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-248
Costs when there are more civil actions than necessary
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 197 - City of Danbury v. Philbury, Inc., No. Cv 94 0316860 (Jan. 28, 1997) (1997)
Most recently applied in 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 197 - City of Danbury v. Philbury, Inc., No. Cv 94 0316860 (Jan. 28, 1997) (January 1997)
(1949 Rev., S. 7993; P.A. 82-160, S. 122.) History: P.A. 82-160 replaced “suits” with “civil actions” or “actions”, and “suit” with “action”.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.