Legal Opinion
Gandall ex rel. McCann v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 12, 1958No. Civ. A. No. 6333PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
The case is before the court on plaintiffs’ motion after verdict and judgment, for an order taxing the guardian ad litem fees as costs against the defendants.
The issue presented is whether the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, in a diversity action arising out of an auto accident in Illinois, may tax the fees of plaintiff’s guardian ad litem as costs against the losing defendant. The federal rules and statutes do not expressly cover the question. The Wisconsin statutes provide for such taxation as costs.
The court correctly appointed a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hunter v. Federal Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Oertel v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Anibal Conte, Libelant-Appellee-Appellant v. Flota Mercante Del Estado, Respondent-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Howe v. Scannell (In Re Scannell)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1986
- Miron v. APCO Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1968
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Rosedale Passenger Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1972