Clay v. Moulton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions, from tbe superior court of Kennebec county. Assumpsit, on account annexed for professional services. Writ dated March 7, 1879. Plea the general issue.
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On exceptions, from tbe superior court of Kennebec county. Assumpsit, on account annexed for professional services. Writ dated March 7, 1879. Plea the general issue. The case was sent to a referee to be decided upon legal principles and on return of his report to the superior court, the defendant filed written objections thereto and against its acceptance, as follows: I. “That in an attorney’s bill against bis client a bill of costs as such, recovered against the adverse party in a suit at law is not a proper subject of charge.” II. “Tbe referee has submitted in his report only the amount…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
This is an action on an account for profes: sional services. The cause was referred to be decided on legal principles. A report was offered and the cause was recommitted, so that it has been twice under the consideration of the referee.
The presiding justice accepted the award of the referee, to which ruling exceptions have been filed.
The referee ruled that the taxable items in a bill of costs aside from witness fees, may be charged and allowed and reckoned in determining the reasonable compensation which an attorney is entitled to recover from his client. It is to this ruling of the referee…
2Cited by1 opinion
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