Opinion

Magee v. McNany

  • 11 F.R.D. 592
  • 1951 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3697
Court
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Filed
Oct 3, 1951
Status
Published
Author
Burns
On the bench
Burns
Cited by
6 cases
Authority
More cited than 77.6%

The opinion

BURNS, District Judge.

In this case, plaintiff filed a complaint ■and defendant filed a counterclaim in an action sounding in trespass. The jury returned a verdict “in favor of neither party. Both negligent.” The question arises as to how costs should be taxed.

It will bé my policy,, normally, in such, cases, to require each party to bear his own costs. In my view, neither is “the prevailing party” so as to be entitled to costs as of oourse under the provisions of Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.

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