Legal Opinion
Tesla Electric Co. v. Scott
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1900PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSOH, District Judge.
The first question raised by this appeal concerns the validity of rules 6 and 16 of this court, so far as they make the expense of printing the evidence in equity cases a part of the costs. The power of the court so to provide was challenged on the ground that section 823 et seq. of the Revised Statutes contain no item concerning the printing of evidence; the argument being that costs are a creature of statute, and cannot be charged in the federal courts, unless by express warrant of an act of congress. Ultimately, no doubt, the power to impose costs must be found in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Costs in Civil CasesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1852
- Kelly v. Springfield Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
- Jordan v. Agawam Woollen Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1869
- Edison Electric Light Co. v. Mather Electric Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1894
3Cited by8 opinions
- Stallo v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Kell v. TrenchardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
- Bone v. Walsh Const. Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1916
- Detroit Heating & Lighting Co. v. KempU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland · 1910
- L. E. Waterman Co. v. LockwoodU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1904
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