{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255-39","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255, § 39","heading":"Costs","body":"Section 39. In actions of replevin brought under section thirty-six, costs shall be taxed against the plaintiff in cases where the court decides that the claim of the defendant for which he asserted a lien was no greater than the amount due under the contract. In all other cases costs shall be taxed against the defendant.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 255"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter255/Section39","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:04Z","sha256":"c5baa0f1d6933b4c62f76f84c60efbc92bce247355f435e1a2d858267a3bc142","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255-38","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-255-39a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}