Where plaintiff has failed against one of two defendants, and succeeded against the other, the successful defendant’s costs will be set off against the costs of the plaintiff without regard to the alleged lien of such plaintiff’s attorney, under Reg. Gen. Hil. 2 W. 4, I. 93, if it be shewn that the attorney is, substantially, the plaintiff in the cause.
Citations:
[1837] EngR 727, (1837) 6 Ad and E 807, (1837) 112 ER 310
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.313844
