Case ID: nj-misc_3/html/0478-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Pee Curiam.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

EDISON FIXTURE COMPANY v. GLEASON, GREENBERG, RUCCOBO, KLEIN, POLOPUTO AND SCHWARTZ.
    Decided May 6, 1925.
    Costs — Taxation—Bill Should Only Include Items for Services Actually Performed — If Respondents Made No Argument, Filed No Brief, or Prepared No Issue, They Cannot Have Such Items Included in Bill.
    On motion to retax costs.
    Before Justices Parker, Minturn and Black.
    Eor the motion, Herman B. J. Wechstein.
    
    
      Contra, Thomas P. Curley.
    
   Pee Curiam.

As we understand the ora] statement of counsel (no papers were laid before us) there were included in respondents’ costs in this court an argument fee, although no argument was had or brief filed, and a fee for preparation of issue, though no issue was prepared. In fact, respondents did nothing in the appeal and were content to have it determined on the presentation of the cases by the appellant. We are unable to see why such fees should be taxed when the services to which they are applicable were not performed, and they should be struck from the bills of costs.

Let rule be entered accordingly.