Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Kight
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided November 25, 1968No. Civ. No. 564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KELLAM, District Judge (under designation).
Plaintiffs move the Court for an allowance of expert witness fees for Dr. Donald S. Howell of Suffolk, Virginia, and Dr. Thomas P. Nash of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, who appeared and testified in this case. Defendant opposes such motion. Hence, the issue presented is whether the Court can and should make allowance of expert witness fees to be taxed as a part of the cost of the unsuccessful party in a court action pending in this Court.
Rule 54(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides:
“Costs. Except when express…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Marrian Kolesar and Andrew Kolesar, Her HusbandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Henkel v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Edwin Green, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Edwin Green, Deceased, and Mary Green v. American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- McWilliams Dredging Co. v. Department of Highways of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Turner v. WillisHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- Linneman Construction, Inc. v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Oetiker v. Jurid Werke, GmbHDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
- Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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