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1 Cow. 170

Alcott v. Phelps

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1823

New York Supreme Court · decided 1823-08-15

Assumpsit, and judgment for the plaintiff. The damages' being less than $250, Mr. Breese, the Clerk, refused to tax the following items in the plaintiff^ bill of costs : These were taxed gross, at §2j25,(c) K This was taxed at 25 cents in gross.(d) 1. Dr. N. P. record, fol. 4, and dr. continuances on the same, fol. 11, at 125 cents,(a) 2. Engrossing same, with pleadings, fol. 24, at 6 cents,(b) '3. Dr. judgment record, fol. 4, at 125 cents, 4.

Decided 1823-08-15

Curia.

¶1This section(e) authorizes you to have all necessary services taxed, at the Common Pleas rate. The nisi prius record is a necessary service, and should have been taxed.

¶2Sampson. For the four last charges, Mr. Breese has allowed us the Common Pleas charges for a judgment and execution. Are we not entitled to our folio in these 2

¶3J. A. Spencer, amicus curios, in the Common^ Pleas, a general continuance is authorized by the statute. In this Court full continuances are required. Do they not, then, come under the provision allowing for necessary services ?

¶4J. C. Spencer, for the defendant, said that as ,to a judgment record and execution, the statute had established a rate for the Common Pleas, but not so as to the nisi prius record, for which nothing ought to be allowed.

¶5Curia. The two first items must be allowed as charged. The four last were correctly taxed by the Clerk. Where the recovery, as here, is under 250 dollars, the charges for similar services are the same in both Courts. Thus, a capias, subpoena, judgment record, and execution, are taxed at the same in both Courts. But where the service here is unknown in the Common Pleas, it is allowed for by the folio, at the Common Pleas rate of charge for folios there, within the clause of the statute allowing for necessary services.

¶6Rule accordingly».

¶7 Sec. 4,1 R. L. 23.

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