§ 9-15-9. Costs When Recovery on Contract Is Less Than $50.00
When any action ex contractu is brought in the superior or state court and the verdict of the jury, unreduced by setoff or payment pending the action, is for a sum under $50.00, the defendant shall not be charged with more costs than would have necessarily accrued if the case had been heard before a […]
§ 9-15-10. Costs in Personal Actions When Damages Are Less Than $10.00
In all actions for slanderous words, in any court having jurisdiction of the same, if the jury renders a verdict under $10.00, the plaintiff shall have and recover no more costs than damages. In actions of assault and battery and in all other personal actions wherein the jury upon the trial thereof finds the damages […]
§ 9-15-11. Inclusion of Costs in Judgment; Itemization and Endorsement on Execution
When a case is disposed of, the costs, including fees of witnesses, shall be included in the judgment against the party voluntarily dismissing, being involuntarily dismissed, or cast in the action. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, of the magistrate, or of any other officer who may issue an execution […]
§ 9-15-12. Liability of Plaintiff and Attorney for Costs When Execution Returned Unsatisfied
If execution issues on a judgment recovered by the plaintiff against the defendant and the executing officer returns the same marked “No property to be found,” a fi. fa. may issue against the plaintiff for the purpose of recovering the costs from him; and, if the plaintiff resides outside the state, the fi. fa. shall […]