54:5-104.58.Ā  Severance upon filing of answer
If an action is severed by reason of the filing of an answer as to a parcelĀ  or parcels of land, the plaintiff shall be liable for and shall pay to theĀ  clerk of said court the fees and costs as in the case of the commencement andĀ  prosecution of a new, separate and distinct action.

L.1948, c. 96, p. 543, s. 30.Ā  Amended by L.1953, c. 51, p. 906, s. 82.
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