PrincipleCIVIL PROCEDURE — Costs — Award — Discretionary Power — Basis for Award
- Area of law
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Court
- Supreme Court
Costs are compensatory, not punitive. They aim to reimburse the successful party for legitimate expenses. The trial court has discretion in awarding costs. An appellate court will not lightly interfere with that discretion. Interference requires that the trial court acted on wrong principles or the…
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