Legal Opinion

Sander v. New York & Harlem Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 31, 1900Published

Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Frederick W. Sander against the New York & Harlem Railroad Company and others. From an order denying a motion to retax costs of a former trial, plaintiff appeals.

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for a retaxation of the plaintiff’s bill of costs. The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendants on a second trial of the action. On the first trial the plaintiff recovered judgment, but both parties appealed, and that judgment was reversed, and a new trial ordered, “without costs.” 59 N. Y. 'Supp. 127. That meant, merely, without costs of the appeal. On the second trial the plaintiff, having again succeeded, was entitled to all the costs of the action, except those excluded by the decision of the appellate division. That rule was…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. House v. LockwoodNew York Supreme Court · 1888

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