Claflin & Co. v. Celley
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the Court of Chancery. In this case the masters taxed $7 per day for their services, besides -expenses and for making their report — in all $339. The clerk allowed their fees at $203. On appeal by defendants from the clerk’s taxation, the court, Bedeield, Chancellor, made the following order: It being conceded that the orators refused to file the report of the special masters, or pay their fees, and that defendants were compelled to pay the said masters’ fees,…
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Appeal from the Court of Chancery. In this case the masters taxed $7 per day for their services, besides -expenses and for making their report — in all $339. The clerk allowed their fees at $203. On appeal by defendants from the clerk’s taxation, the court, Bedeield, Chancellor, made the following order: It being conceded that the orators refused to file the report of the special masters, or pay their fees, and that defendants were compelled to pay the said masters’ fees, taxed by them at $339, in order to procure said report to be filed in court, the same is allowed at $339, as taxed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Barrett, J.
The subject presented by the foregoing case, was called to the consideration of the court at the August Term. It was thought best to reserve the disposition of it till all the judges should be together at General Term, to the end that the views of all might be taken. This having been done, it is now announced that the fees for masters in chancery, fixed in the schedule of fees, were designed only for the ordinary service of standing masters of the court, and not as the fixed rate of conipensation to masters specially appointed for…
2Cited by1 opinion
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