Gay v. Capers
Gay v. Capers
Opinion of the Court
I am of opinion the motion
The act professes to provide an adequate compensation, for all services performed, which are not discretionary or voluntary. It may be casus omissis, and unintentional; but certainly there is no provision made, for compensating the attorney, for issuing a writ of attachment for contempt, or for any assistance to be rendered by him in such case.
Perhaps it might have been considered, by the Legislature, which passed the act, that the attorney of the party, at whose instance the writ is issued, for contempt in disobeying the order and precept of the court, has no business with the issuing of it; it being the duty of the clerk of the court to issue this writ, as well as writs of mandamus, and bench warrants, pursuant to the special order of the court.
The act of 1691, says, for filling up a writ, twenty shillings shall be allowed, and of course I thing that sum should be taxed this being
Reference
- Full Case Name
- John Gay v. William Capers
- Status
- Published