In re Owens

Appeal from taxation of costs by clerk, allowing party $20 on application for judgment on special verdict before argument, and $40 for argument. Proceeding to traverse inquisition of lunacy. Issues were framed and submitted to a jury, and verdict rendered thereon. The Code allows the costs as taxed where there has been a special verdict and judgment thereon; and it defines a special verdict to be one by which the jury finds the facts only, leaving the court to determine which party is entitled to judgment thereon. Code Civ. Proc. § 1186. This was such a case, fo7' the whole issue of facts…