In re Snyder
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Herkimer county. Taxation before a justice of the supreme court, pursuant to CodeCiv. Proc. § 3287, of the fees due the county clerk of Herkimer county for making searches at the request of Charles E. Snyder. From-an order allowing the bills as presented, Snyder appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
The appellant contested before the justice the legality of the charges upon the following grounds: (1) That the services were performed for the attorney general of the state, and that, pursuant to section 3290 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the clerk was not entitled to fees for his services; (2) that, the board of supervisors of the county of Herkimer not having established a scale of fees for searches, pursuant to chapter 47 of the Laws of 1891, the clerk had no right to, charge for making searches; (3) that the bills presented were too large, and that the charges ought not to have…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Curtis v. . McNairNew York Court of Appeals · 1877