Conboy v. City of Naples
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Conboy v. City of Naples, 230 So. 2d 476 (1970)
Liles, Mann, Pierce
Conboy v. City of Naples
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the trial court is affirmed. In regard to the cost judgment, costs are taxable to the appellant at the discretion of the trial judge. See 8 Fla.Jur., Cost § 8, p. 9.
Section 90.231(2), Florida Statutes, 1967, F.S.A., states that:
“Any expert or skilled witness who shall have testified in any cause shall be allowed a witness fee including the cost of any exhibits used by such witness in the amount of ten dollars per hour or such amount as the trial judge may deem reasonable, and the same shall be taxed as costs.”
It does not state that the cost of time for preparation of the expert witness’s opinion is not includable in the costs.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Vincent H. CONBOY, and other taxpayers of the City of Naples not named but made parties as members of a class v. The CITY OF NAPLES, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida Bert L. Pinkston, as the Tax Assessor of and for the City of Naples, and as the Tax Collector of and for the City of Naples Port Royal, Inc., a Florida corporation and Fred O. Dickinson, Jr., as Comptroller of the State of Florida
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