Kamalu v. Lovell
Hawaii Supreme Court
Taxation on Costs. Final liability to pay costs is not determined till final judgment. If a new trial is ordered, the party finally losing the ease must pay all the costs, notwithstanding he prevailed in the first trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion on the Court, by
Judd, C. J.
The result of the first jury trial of this case, held April, 1882, was a verdict for plaintiff. The costs were $33 45. In September a new trial was ordered by the Supreme Court in banco; costs of appeal $7.
The new trial was had in October, with a verdict again for the plaintiff; the costs were $43 10. In 1883 a new trial was again ordered by the Court in banco; appeal costs $12.
In April the third trial took place, when a verdict for the defendant was ordered by the Court; costs $41 40.
In January, 1884, the plaintiff’s exceptions were overruled by the Court…
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