Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 19 (2026)

Clerk; duty to tax costs; notice

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Section 19. Costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the court. No costs shall be taxed without notice to an adverse party who gives seasonable notice in writing to the clerk of his desire to be present at the taxation or causes such notice to be entered on the docket. Notice given by or to the attorney in the action shall be equivalent to notice by or to the party.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1930–1991 · leading case: Alpert v. Mercury Publ'g Co., 172 N.E. 221 (Mass. 1930).

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Alpert v. Mercury Publ'g Co., 172 N.E. 221 (Mass. 1930). “G. L. c. 261, §§ 19, 20, 10. Carchidi v. Kalayjian, 264 Mass.”

Waldman v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 579 N.E.2d 480 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991). “Rule 54(d), reflecting G. L. c. 261, § 19, provides that, “jejxcept for those costs which are subject to the discretion of the court, costs shall be taxed by the clerk according to law.”

Albee v. Town of Granville, 56 Mass. App. Dec. 158 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1975). · cites it 2× “G.L. c. 261, §19, further suggests that costs shall be taxed by the Clerk of the Court.”

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