Baker v. Blodget
Supreme Court of Vermont
The case presented to the court contained a long schedule of items of the bill of cost claimed by the plaintiff. Then a reference for taxation, and the following reports and taxations and exceptions-, to wit: ' “ To the Hon. County Court, now in session at St. Albans: the “ undersigned, to ■ whom the foregoing bill of cost is refered for “ taxation,reports — that, having duly notified the parties, they ap- “ peared by their attornies; and after hearing them, has taxed “ the…
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The case presented to the court contained a long schedule of items of the bill of cost claimed by the plaintiff. Then a reference for taxation, and the following reports and taxations and exceptions-, to wit: ' “ To the Hon. County Court, now in session at St. Albans: the “ undersigned, to ■ whom the foregoing bill of cost is refered for “ taxation,reports — that, having duly notified the parties, they ap- “ peared by their attornies; and after hearing them, has taxed “ the cost as follows: I have disallowed the whole of the sum there “ claimed by the plaintiff except the sum of $ 15,23,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hutchinson J.
delivered the opinion of the Court. This cause has come from the County Court for the purpose of having this court reverse the taxation of a bill of cost. The objection is not to the items in general, though there are two items that we presume are inadvertantly taxed, to wit, one dollar, instead of sixty seven cents, for signing a writ of error and the recognizance, and a three-dollar attorney-fee on a hearing before referees ; which ought not to be allowed. That fee being allowed only for trials in court.
The main objection is that the plaintiff is not entitled to his full cost,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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