In re Marron

The respondents have filed a motion in this case to retax the costs, on the theory that the taxation of costs against them by the clerk was without authority of law. In 6 C. J. 613, it is said:

“In the absence of statute giving costs in such cases (disbarment), the general rule is that none can be recovered by either party.”

In 2 Thornton on Attorneys at Law, § 895, it is said that costs are the creatures of statute, and the general rule is that none can be recovered in disbarment eases, in the absence of statutory authority therefor. See, also, 4 Cyc. 917, and cases cited in each of the…