Legal Opinion
United States v. Marrian Kolesar and Andrew Kolesar, Her Husband
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1963No. 19640PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, small in amount and simple in the issue it presents, is urged on us by the Government because, so it says, of the importance of the question in the disposition of the great volume of tort litigation against it. Precisely, the question is whether in a successful suit under the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1846(b), 2671 et seq., the Court can tax the costs against the Government for (a) expert witness fees or (b) the cost of a copy of pretrial depositions. The District Court sustained the Clerk’s taxation of the costs, F.R.Civ.P. 54(d), over…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Edwin Green, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Edwin Green, Deceased, and Mary Green v. American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Perlman v. FeldmannDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1953
- Specialty Equipment & MacHinery Corp. v. Zell Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by140 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,437 Hetty Fey v. Walston & Co., Inc., and Robert A. SpiraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Cates v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1293, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,338 Dorothy Allen, Cross-Appellees v. United States Steel Corp., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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