Baker v. Tom
Baker v. Tom
Opinion of the Court
Tlie only error relied on is that the court erred in its judgment as to the costs, giving the plaintiff a part of the costs, when the defendant should hare recovered costs against the plaintiff. Had the defendant disclaimed when first brought into court, so far as the title was involved the plaintiff ought undoubtedly to have paid all costs. Bnt this he did not do, hut set up title to tlie only lot that was then in controversy; and it was not until there had been a trial iiud a verdict in his favor, which was set aside and a new trial granted, and another term of tho court, that ho. asked leave to amend, and then disclaimed as to the property sued for. It was certainly within tlie discretion of tlie court to prescribe the terms on which he could he permitted to amend; and the judgment of the court must he considered as having reference to the time that had elapsed and the unnecessary costs imposed on the plaintiff by
Judgment affirmed.
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