United States v. Erie R. Co.

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the appellant was entitled, as a matter of right, to taxation of a docket fee in its costs upon the entry of a judgment for penalties provided under the 'Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-16. The appellee confessed the facts alleged in the complaint and a stipulation for the entry of judgment for $1,300 and costs was placed on the record. Appellant filed the bill of costs required under the statute including an attorney’s docket fee of $20. The 'Clerk, under instructions from the District Court, allowed all items of…