{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 18","heading":"Costs","body":"Section 18. The party prevailing upon such action shall be entitled to costs, except as otherwise provided.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:03Z","sha256":"f05334bbaaeda35e971d5e2350ab64168e0b175ea82c05c237e3e9f756ef92a5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}