CPLR 8103 · Article 81. Costs Generally
Costs where parties prevail upon separate issues
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§ 8103. Costs where parties prevail upon separate issues. Upon the recovery of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the court may award costs in the action to a defendant without denying costs to the plaintiff, if it determines that a cause of action upon which the defendant prevailed is not substantially the same as any cause of action upon which the plaintiff recovered the judgment.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CVP8103
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