City of Los Angeles v. Vickers

This action involves the exercise of the right of eminent domain. Decree of condemnation having-gone for plaintiff, defendant Youngworth filed a memorandum of his costs and disbursements, whereupon plaintiff filed its notice of motion to tax the costs. Upon the motion coming on to be heard the trial court made its order denying it. Prom this order plaintiff appeals.

The items of the cost bill to which exception was taken showed the payment of fees to certain experts upon the value of real property, in compensation for their time expended in testifying for respondent. These fees were in…