Lone Star Industries, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

GREEN, Judge.

We have for review a non-final order awarding Liberty Mutual Insurance Company $34,789.25 in costs for a bond premium which was purportedly incurred by the company during the pendency of the appellate process of this action. According to its costs affidavit, Liberty Mutual incurred these costs by virtue of the fact that its claims department was required to pay this nonrefundable sum of money to its surety department for the bond. We reverse, as we conclude that Liberty Mutual’s internal transfer of funds from one of its departments to another does not give rise to taxable costs…