Winchester v. Shaw
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Writ of error to reverse a judgment rendered by Robert Knowles, Esq., a trial justice in and for this county.
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On report. Writ of error to reverse a judgment rendered by Robert Knowles, Esq., a trial justice in and for this county. So much of the record as is material is as follows : “ And, after hearing the evidence introduced by both sides, the plaintiff and defendant both testifying in the case, it is considered by me, the said trial justice, that the said F. B. Shaw do recover of the said Charles Winchester, under said writ and declaration therein, the amount of the items, with interest, as there charged and claimed in the account annexed to the writ, to wit: the sum of $13.36, debt or damage, and…
1Opinion of the CourtLibbey, J.
This is a writ of error to reverse the judgment of a trial justice. Oné of the errors assigned, as matter of law, is that judgment was rendered for costs illegally taxed, and for a larger sum than the amount of all the items taxed and allowed by the justice.
By an inspection of the items of costs taxed and allowed by the justice, and referred to in the judgment and made a part thereof, the amount is found to be $3.92. Judgment was ren*537dcred for the debt claimed and for $4.96 costs of suit. This is manifest error apparent upon the record. Valentine v. Norton, 30 Maine, 194. McArthur v. Storrett,…
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