Kahn v. Sheirr

Appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered April 2, 1952, in New York County, as sustained the objection of defendant to the taxation of stenographer’s fees on an examination before trial as disbursements, disallowed such item and directed the clerk to retax costs accordingly.

The question involved on this appeal is whether a successful plaintiff may charge, as an item of taxable costs, the expense of the stenographer’s minutes taken by a certified shorthand stenographer on an examination before trial. The plaintiff examined the defendant before trial at the…