Dozier v. Payne
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
This appeal is to review the decree of the court below taxing the successful complainant in equity with all the costs of suit, amounting to $29.25. The taxation of costs in equity causes is governed by Equity Rule 112, Code 1940, Tit. 7, Appendix, which, in pertinent part, reads: “Costs will be imposed by the court or judge having jurisdiction at such times during the litigation as he deems proper, subject to correction for improper exercise of his discretion, and may be apportioned by him between the parties * * *.”
This rule needs no elaboration. It follows the long…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kinney v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Sibley v. HutchisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Allen v. LewisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
3Cited by17 opinions
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