Smith v. Watts’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Recoverable costs on appeal include the cost of preparing and transmitting the record, the cost of a transcript of the evidence or proceedings, the cost of producing necessary copies of briefs and the record, the premium paid for bonds to preserve rights pending appeal, and any other fees of the appellate court or clerk.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wallace v. Collier