Duty of Judge to avoid unnecessary litigation
31Where several creditors are interested in a contestation either for or against the same, the judge shall give such directions for saving the expense of an unnecessary number of parties and trials, and of unnecessary proceedings, as may be just, and he shall direct by whom and in what proportions any costs incurred in the contestation or in any proceedings thereunder shall be paid, and whether any and what costs shall be paid out of the money levied.