Legal Opinion
Shima v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 27, 1943No. 8583PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
Appellee Brown recovered a judgment against appellant Shima in a suit for board and room. On a former appeal, this court modified the judgment in regard to interest.1 Shima now appeals from a subsequent order of the trial court which awarded interest from the date of the original judgment, and which also taxed appellant with all costs.
Trial courts have large discretion in regard to costs, and it is not the function of appellate courts to substitute their own discretion.2 This court has repeatedly applied this rule.3 Perhaps taxing part of the costs against the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. EstillSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Mfg. Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Baez v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Schneider v. Dumbarton Developers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Trilon Plaza Co. v. Allstate Leasing Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Truth Seeker Co. v. DurningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Robinson v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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