Davis v. Richardson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Shit, entered at September term, 1881, and referred by consent. Report filed at this term, and judgment ordered thereon for plaintiff for $269. The referee’s fees amounted to $100, and were reasonable charges for the time spent and expenses incurred. Continuances were granted by him on two occasions at the request' of one or the other of the parties, and without terms.
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Shit, entered at September term, 1881, and referred by consent. Report filed at this term, and judgment ordered thereon for plaintiff for $269. The referee’s fees amounted to $100, and were reasonable charges for the time spent and expenses incurred. Continuances were granted by him on two occasions at the request' of one or the other of the parties, and without terms. His fees and expenses for attendance on those occasions amounted to $18.60, and constituted part of the $100. The court ordered $81.40 of the fees to be paid by the county. Both parties moved that the balance of $18.60 be also…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
Chapter 94, Laws of 1881, provides that the reasonable compensation to referees or masters, in suits at law or in equity, or on appeals referred .by order of court, shall be paid by the county.....A rule of court requires that the fees and expenses of the referee in cases of delay or continuance, shall be paid by the party on whose motion the continuance is granted, and if the continuance is by agreement, the fees and expenses of the referee are to be paid equally by the parties. The power of the court to impose terms for delay and continuance, and to limit and allow costs, is unquestioned.…
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