Barron v. The Mount Eden
District Court, N.D. California
This was a libel in rem by James G. Barron and others against the steamer Mount Eden. The cause was heard on a motion to relax costs.
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEN, District Judge.
Section 824 of the United States Bevised Statutes provides that upon a final hearing in admiralty, where the libelant recovers $50 or more, a docket fee of $20 may he allowed to his proctor; and, if less than $50 is recovered, then the docket fee of the proctor shall he only $10. The docket fee thus allowed is the individual property of the proctor, not that of the libel-ant (Aiken v. Smith, 6 C. C. A. 414, 57 Fed. 423); and where a proctor, upon such final hearing, represents more than one libelant, although such libelants may have, filed independent libels in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Coy v. PerkinsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1882
- Aiken v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1893
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- Black Diamond Coal-Min. Co. v. The H. C. GradyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1898