Case Name: Morton's executors against Croghan's terre-tenants
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1823-08
Citations: 1 Cow. 233
Docket Number: 
Parties: Morton’s executors against Croghan’s terre-tenants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 233–233

Head Matter:
Morton’s executors against Croghan’s terre-tenants.
Where several defendants appear and plead by one attorney, only one retaining fee will be allowed in taxation -against the plaintiff.
Otherwise, when they appear by different attorRies.
Several defendants appeared and pleaded by one attorney, and being entitled to costs against the plaintiffs, {vid. S. C. 20 John. 106,) the question was submitted whether a retaining fee should be allowed for each tenant.

Opinion:
Curia.
Only one retaining fee is allowable. It would have been otherwise, had the defendants appeared by different attornies. This they were entitled to do, but they have chosen to proceed jointly.
One retaining fee only allowed.