Reid v. Wright

These two cases were argued together. The question relates in each case to the taxation of fees for two witnesses in favor of Reid who was the prevailing party in both *307cases. The fees were taxed by the clerk and Wright appealed and the taxation was affirmed by the judge. The cases are here on exceptions by Wright to the refusal of the judge to rule as requested that the “ witnesses were only entitled to fees for attendance when they were actually in court or for which they had been paid; the witness Charles to four days, the witness Holmes for three days.” Charles and Holmes were the two…