Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds
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/us/usc/t33/s926
Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH18
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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If the court having jurisdiction of proceedings in respect of any claim or compensation order determines that the proceedings in respect of such claim or order have been instituted or continued without reasonable ground, the costs of such proceedings shall be assessed against the party who has so instituted or continued such proceedings.
(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 26, 44 Stat. 1438.)
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