{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, § 1","heading":"Prevailing party to recover costs","body":"Section 1. In civil actions the prevailing party shall recover his costs, except as otherwise provided.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 261"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter261/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"b2cb3575e779c7cd024256af8b7bdedcacf753401b758d455741bfaac54f35a4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-260-36","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-261-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}