City of Downey v. Gonzales

I agree that defendants were entitled to a witness fee and mileage for the eighth day and I also agree that the trial court properly struck the item for expenses incurred with respect to the photographs. I do not agree that defendants were entitled to more than one witness fee for any day when their expert was in court, although he may have attended as a witness on behalf of more than one party.

Witness fees are allowed for attending court, not for testifying. (Gov. Code, § 68093; Prichard v. Southern Pac. Co., 9 Cal.App.2d 701, 706 [51 P.2d 426]; Starmont v. Cummins, 120 Mich. 629 [79 N.W.…