Copperweld Steel Company, in No. 79-1799 v. Demag-Mannesmann-Bohler, Demag Stranggiess-Technik Gmbh, Demag Aktiengesellschaft, in No. 79-1800

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

In 1915, well before the advent of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the liberal policy on awarding costs which they embody, this court held that “a rule of court, or a practice equivalent thereto, is needed to justify the taxation [of premiums paid for posting a bond].” The Texas, 226 F. 897, 905 (3d Cir. 1915). However, the court also stated that “such a rule or practice has become so desirable that we feel confident the court below will take an early opportunity to conform its procedure in this respect to the custom prevailing in…