Legal Opinion
Hughes v. West
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1967No. 8360PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARMODY, Justice.
This appeal is solely from a judgment awarding costs to the plaintiff in a suit to quiet title. The defendants object to the assessment against them of the entire filing fee of $12.50, the service fee upon two witnesses of $6.00, and an award of an expert-witness fee in the sum of $104.00.
The statute, § 22-14-7, N.M.S.A. 1953, insofar as is pertinent here, provides that the defendant in a suit to quiet title, if he appears and disclaims, shall recover his costs; then the section reads, “and in all other cases the costs shall be in the discretion of the court.” It is…
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