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35 How. Pr. 410

Mygatt v. Willcox

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1868

New York Supreme Court · decided 1868-07-15

Motion by plaintiff for re-adjustment of costs. The action was tried before a referee, whose report was for the plaintiff.- On the adjustment of the plaintiff’s costs before the clerk of Chenango county, the plaintiff insisted that he was entitled to the following items: For trial of an issue of fact........................$30 Trial necessarily occupying more than two days in addition thereto.................................. 10 The defendants claimed that the item of $10…

Decided 1868-07-15

Murray, Jr., J.

¶1The opening of the cause, introduction of evidence, and summing up by counsel to the jury, or submitting of the cause to the court or referee on written points and arguments, after the evidence is closed, are parts of the trial of an issue of fact.

¶2Such trial is not completed until finally submitted to the court, referee or jury.

¶3In cases in which more than two days are necessarily occupied in completing the trial, including the preparation and submission of written points or arguments, if that way of submission is agreed upon, the party succeeding is entitled to the additional $10, under subdivision 4 of section 307 of the Code.

¶4In this case it being conceded, that more than two days was necessarily occupied in the trial, if the preparation and submission of written points or arguments are to be included as a part of the trial, there -should be a re-adjustment of the costs in this action, and the clerk of Chenango county should allow plaintiff the additional $10 under said subdivision, formerly rejected by him.

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