Adler v. Robson, Miller & Osserman, P. C.

OPINION OF THE COURT

David B. Saxe, J.

Is an attorney who orders “daily copy” of court proceedings from a court reporter, for use in the. preparation of his summation, individually responsible for the payment of the cost of transcription?

The facts in this consolidated proceeding are simple: In March of 1983, defendant Robson, Miller & Osserman (RMO) was trial counsel to defendant R. T. Systems, Inc., in an action pending in the Supreme Court, New York County. During the trial, on separate occasions, an attorney from RMO requested that the claimants provide transcript services. The court…