Young v. Morvant’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Plaintiff-appellant seeks a rehearing from only that part of this court’s judgment which affirmed the trial court’s assessment of all court costs originally incurred in the trial court, including the cost of the court-appointed surveyor, to plaintiff-appellant. In support of his application appellant urges that under R.C.C. Article 663, and the numerous cases which have interpreted its provisions, the cost of the court-appointed surveyor is to be divided equally between the parties litigant. We agree that generally cost of a survey in a boundary dispute is to be divided equally between the owners of the estates involved. Harvey v. Havard, 274 So.2d 917 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1973) affirmed, 287 So.2d 780 (La.1973). This general rule is not however, without exception, the provisions of the cited article being inapplicable under certain circumstances. Lirette v. Duplantis, 65 So.2d 639 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1953); Arnaud v. Barber, 225 So.2d 656 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1969, writ refused, 254 La. 854 , 227 So.2d 594 ; William T. Burton Industries, Inc. v. Wellman, 343 So.2d 996 (La.1977). In the instant case we concluded that the totality of the circumstances present warranted the trial court’s assessment of all court costs originally incurred in the trial court, including the cost of the court appointed surveyor, to plaintiff-appellant. We remain firm in this conclusion. Accordingly, appellants application for a rehearing is denied.”

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