Marks v. Graham
Marks v. Graham
Opinion of the Court
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The appellant accepted and used as part of his bill of exceptions the transcript made by the appellee, and the statute is peremptory that the fees of the reporter for taking notes and making transcripts shall be fixed by the judge and paid forthwith by the party or
The provision that the fee of a reporter shall be taxed in the costs can not apply when the person at whose instance the notes are taken or a transcript is made is the unsuccessful party in the action. The taxation of costs is never made to include anything except the costs incurred by the successful party. Each party is liable to the officer performing services for him, and in case he succeeds in the action the costs so incurred are taxed against the adverse party. If the appellant had prosecuted his appeal successfully, and had finally succeeded in the action, the allowance to the reporter for the transcript of the evidence would have been taxed in the cost against his adversary; but as that was not done there is no authority to tax it against them.
Judgment affirmed.
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- B. D. Marks v. Chas. A. Graham
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