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7 Haw. 3

Rose v. Smith

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1887

Hawaii Supreme Court · decided 1887-01-15

<p>The defendant’s demurrer having been overruled and the plaintiff having discontinued during the progress of the trial:</p> <p>Held, that the defendant was not entitled to the costs of the demurrer and argument thereon.</p>

Decided 1887-01-15

¶1Opinion of the Court, by

Preston, J.

¶2This is a question as to taxation of costs, submitted to the Court by consent.

¶3The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration, and the demurrer was overruled.

¶4The defendant answered over, and the case went to trial, during which the plaintiff discontinued, and undertook to pay the costs up to that time.

¶5At the taxation of costs, the defendant claimed to be entitled to the costs of drawing demurrer and copy, and attendance on arguing same, according to the scale allowed to attorneys by Section 1280 of the Civil Code, to which items the plaintiff’s attorney objected. The question for our consideration is, “ Were those items taxable against the plaintiff.”

¶6Our answer must be in the negative.

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