{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-244","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-244","heading":"When plaintiff not to recover costs.","body":"Costs shall not be recovered by the plaintiff in any case in which he has begun an action with counts in fraud only and afterwards amends his complaint by substituting or adding counts in contract. In such case the defendant shall recover his taxable costs, and the court may, in its discretion, tax double costs in favor of the defendant.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 901*. DAMAGES, COSTS AND FEES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_901.htm#sec_52-244","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"6927c26d2cfb6c5ccb4611755a26fb88bb4b08443b84c854a2e46a82cbbfa32c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-243","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}