Board of Supervisors v. Board of Supervisors

Michigan Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors v. Board of Supervisors, 126 Mich. 299 (Mich. 1901)
85 N.W. 739; 1901 Mich. LEXIS 728
Grant, Other

Board of Supervisors v. Board of Supervisors

Opinion of the Court

Grant, J.

The venue in a criminal case was changed from the county of Mecosta to the county of Kent, and there tried. After the trial, plaintiff presented to the defendant a bill for .expenses amounting to $882.75. The defendant allowed the bill at $542.75, and sent to the plaintiff a cheek for that amount. Plaintiff returned the check, and instituted this suit to recover the entire amount. Included in the bill rendered was a charge of $4 per day for the jury, and a stenographer at $100. The defendant allowed the jury at $2 per day, and struck out the stenographer’s fee. Neither of these rejected items was chargeable against the defendant. The statutory fee of jurors is $2 per day, and no more could be legally paid. The stenographer of Kent county is employed at a yearly salary, and the county was put to no extra expense for his employment. The court did not, perhaps, give the right reason for directing a verdict, but the reason is immaterial where the verdict and judgment are correct.

*301The court directed a verdict of no cause of action, and that the amount of $542.75 be paid into court, subject to the order of Kent county. The proper course would have been to direct a verdict for plaintiff for $542.75. The judgment will be reversed, and the case remanded, with instructions to the circuit court to enter judgment for that amount, unless it has been paid into court subject to plaintiff’s order. Defendant will recover costs.

The other Justices concurred.

Reference

Full Case Name
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF KENT COUNTY v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MECOSTA COUNTY
Status
Published