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1 Wend. 293

Jerome v. Boeram

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1828

New York Supreme Court · decided 1828-10-15

Motion to set aside attachments, and for retaxation, in the above and three other causes. At the last October term, a motion made by the defendant to be discharged from arrest . in those causes, was denied with costs. The plaintiff’s attorney, (the same attorney prosecuting for all the plaintiffs,) had costs taxed in each cause at $13,40, on 30th November last, after due notice to the defendant’s attorney, and had the same demanded of the defendant.

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Decided 1828-10-15

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¶1By the Court,

Savage, Ch. J.

¶2The taxation of four bills of costs was erroneous. The motion of the defendant having been resisted on one set of papers, there should have been but one bill taxed; but this objection ought to have been made before the taxing officer, (1 Cowen, 49, ib. 591,) and the motion for relaxation ought to have been made at the next term.

¶3The demand of costs was regularly made. It is not necessary in such cases that a copy of the power of attorney should be served, nor need a certfied copy of the rule for costs be delivered. A copy of the certified copy was served, with *295a copy of the taxed bill, and the certified copy, with the taxed Mil and power of attorney, were shewn. This was all that was necessary. '

¶4The costs of the attachment ought properly to have been taxed in the costs of resisting the motion in anticipation of the services, as there is no other opportunity for taxing them, though they cannot be demanded unless the proceedings are had, and the services performed. It is not allowable that it should be left to the discretion of the attorney to charge such costs as he may think proper. The plaintiff therefore, was irregular in this respect.

¶5The preliminary objection, however, to this motion, is fatal. The notice should have been given in the name of the attorney originally retained, or a regular substitution shewn. For that cause, the motion is denied with costs.

¶6Motion denied.

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