In Re Johnson

This cause developed as a contest between the City of Ingleside and Martin Johnson, the court reporter for the 156th District Court. The City protested the reporter’s fees for preparing a statement of facts, and after a hearing, the trial judge reduced the amount charged by the reporter and then approved a fee of $1,991.00. The City, not satisfied, complained on appeal that article 2324 1 is unconstitutional. That article pertains to the fixing of reasonable reporter’s fee when objection is made. The court of civil appeals sustained the City’s points that a part of article 2324 is…