Jacobi v. Baur
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff and from an order denying a motion by defendant to strike out the cost bill of the plaintiff, in the Twenty-Second District Court, County of Sonoma. Temple, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court:
This was an action to recover damages for slander. The plaintiff had a verdict for one dollar. He filed a memorandum of costs and disbursements amounting to $390.25, which defendant moved to strike out. This motion was denied by the Court and defendant excepted. Defendant appealed from the.judgment, and the order denying his motion above mentioned.
We arc of opinion that the Court erred in denying the motion. The seventh section of the Act of 23rd of March, 1872, entitled an act concerning actions for libel and slander, (Statutes of 1871-72, p. 533) does not give plaintiff recovering…
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