Where a plaintiff is successful on all liability issues on appeal (which constituted the substance of the appeals) but an appellant achieves partial success on reapportionment between defendants, the plaintiff should have costs against the unsuccessful appellants. As between defendants, costs should reflect the degree of success on the various issues, with apportionment being treated as a small part of the argument where the underlying considerations had already been addressed in considering liability.
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