O'Driscoll v. M'Cants
O'Driscoll v. M'Cants
2 S.C.L. 323
O'Driscoll v. M'Cants
Opinion of the Court
After hearing arguments, the court refused to allow the costs in a qui tam action for the benefit of the public, ob= serving, that no man would bring actions or prosecutions for the public good., if he was liable to be mulcted in costs in case of failure, unless it was a most wanton abuse of
Rule for taxing costs dismissed.
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