98 N.C. App. 389 - Alsup v. Pitman’s Empirical Analysis

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42 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n other actions, costs may be allowed or not, in the discretion of the court, unless otherwise provided by law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 143 N.C. App. 1 - Lee Cycle Center, Inc. v. Wilson Cycle Center, Inc. · Lewis v. Setty

2. “even though deposition expenses do not appear expressly in the statutes they may be considered as part of `costs' and taxed in the trial court's discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 N.C. App. 673 - Walden v. Morgan · 160 N.C. App. 338 - Murphy Family Farms v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENT

3. “(d) The following expenses, when incurred, are also assessable or recoverable, as the case may be: (1) Witness fees, as provided by law. (2) Jail fees, as provided by law. (3) Counsel fees, as provided by law. (4) Expense of service of process by certified mail and by publication. (5) Costs on appeal to the superior court, or to the appellate division, as the case may be, of the original transcript of testimony, if any, insofar as essential to the appeal. (6) Fees for personal service and civil process and other sheriffs fees, as provided by law. Fees for personal service by a private process server may be recoverable in an amount equal to the actual cost of such service or fifty dollars ($50.00), whichever is less, unless the court finds that due to difficulty of service a greater amount is appropriate. (7) Fees of guardians ad litem, referees, receivers, commissioners, surveyors, arbitrators, appraisers, and other similar court appointees, as provided by law. The fee of such appointees shall include reasonable reimbursement for stenographic assistance, when necessary. (8) Fees of interpreters, when authorized and approved by the court. (9) Premiums for surety bonds for prosecution, as authorized by G.S. 1-109. (e) Nothing in this section shall affect the liability of the respective parties for costs as provided by law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 187 N.C. App. 433 - Vaden v. Dombrowski