OLIVER J. CARTER, District Judge.
Having recovered judgment under a special act of Congress, infra, the plaintiffs in the three above-entitled causes seek to tax costs in the sum of $4,304.25.
The books are virtually unanimous that, in order to subject the sovereign to liability for court costs, there must be clear and unequivocal statutory authorization. Such authorization is not to be inferred, however tempting the inference may be. It must be plainly...
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