Myers v. Fox

Miller, J.:

In this case a verdict for the plaintiff was set aside and a new trial was granted on condition that the defendant pay the costs of the trial already had and the disbursements to the date of the order.”

On this appeal we are required to construe the terms imposed as the condition of granting the new trial. The clerk taxed all of the costs of the action to the date of the order, including the costs before notice of trial, fifteen dollars, and four term fees, forty dollars, and the order appealed from denied a motion for retaxation.

The purpose of the condition is to reimburse the successful party at the trial for the disbursements incurred and the services performed which are rendered futile by the order setting aside the verdict. Had it been intended to allow all costs of the action the order would have so stated. The costs after notice of trial, fifteen dollars, and the trial fee, thirty dollars, are allowed for services which will have to he performed again, and are the costs intended to be imposed by the order. The items of fifteen dollars costs before notice of trial and forty dollars term fees should be disallowed.

The order is reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and the motion for retaxation in accordance herewith is granted, with ten dollars costs.

Woodward, Jenks, Gaynor and Rich, JJ., concurred.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion for retaxation granted in accordance with opinion, with ten dollars costs.