Jakutis v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county. Plaintiff appealed from the overruling of his objections to defendant’s bill of costs and on appeal the taxation by the clerk was sustained, Hanft, J. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Defendant had a verdict in this action and judgment was rendered in its favor for the costs and disbursements as taxed and allowed by the clerk. Plaintiff appealed. The only question presented is whether the clerk erred in taxing the mileage of certain of defendant’s witnesses.
The injury of which plaintiff complained was received by him as an employee of defendant on its line of road in the state of Illinois. The witnesses whose fees were taxed by the clerk resided in that state and attended the trial of the action in this state at the instance of defendant, for the purpose of giving…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brown v. HoagSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Slama v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894