If the plaintiff in any case shall file his or her complaint as is provided by law and shall afterward withdraw or discontinue his or her suit after pleadings filed by the defendant, the defendant in the case shall recover his or her costs. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 451; G.L. 1909, ch. 295, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 345, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 536, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 9-22-11.
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