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6 Cow. 400

Ex parte Lampman

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1826

New York Supreme Court · decided 1826-10-15

Lampman sued Bennett and others in a justice’s court of the county of Oneida ; and recovered judgment for $^0. The defendants appealed to the common pleas of that county ; and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff, on trial there, for $3,12|.

Decided 1826-10-15

Curia.

¶1By the proviso to the 39th section of the statute in question, in all cases of appeal, if either party recover a sum not exceeding 25 dollars, his costs are not to exceed 7 dollars beside disbursements.

¶2. , . .. , - - ,, , The case is, therefore, provided lor by that section; and the court below erred in not awarding the 7 dollars and disbursements.

¶3The discretionary power of reducing the costs, is given by the 41st section, and is in cases not otherwise provided for. It can apply only to a case where the recovery in the common pleas is reduced below the recovery before fhe justice ; but still exceeds $25.

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