Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 11 (2026)

Double or treble costs; allowance

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Section 11. If double or treble costs are allowed, the witness fees, the costs of taking depositions, of procuring evidence and of copies and all court dues, shall be taxed and recovered singly, and the remainder only of the taxable costs shall be doubled or trebled.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Demoulas v. Demoulas, 432 Mass. 43 (Mass. 2000).

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Demoulas v. Demoulas, 432 Mass. 43 (Mass. 2000). “Here, we disagree with the judge’s conclusion that trial transcript costs are “akin to costs for procuring evidence” under G. L. c. 261, § 11. Unlike a transcript of a potential witness’s deposition testimony, which procures evidence and may itself be admitted in evidence at…”

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