Case Name: Frederick W. Sander, Appellant, v. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company and The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1900
Citations: 56 A.D. 273
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frederick W. Sander, Appellant, v. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company and The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 56
Pages: 273–274

Head Matter:
Frederick W. Sander, Appellant, v. The New York and Harlem Railroad Company and The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Respondents.
A reversal “ without costs ” means costs of the appeal only.
"Where a judgment in favor of a plaintiff is appealed from by both parties and the judgment is reversed and a new trial ordered, “without costs,” such direction refers merely to the costs of the appeal.' If the plaintiff succeeds on the second trial of the action he is entitled to all the costs of the action, including the costs of the first trial, except those excluded by the decision on the appeal.
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frederick W. Sander, from ah order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 28th day of November, 19.00, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a. retaxation of costs.
L. M. Berkeley, for the appellant.
Charles C. Paulding, for" the respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam :
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for a retax- . ation of the plaintiff's bill of costs. The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendants on a second trial of the action. On the first trial the plaintiff recovered judgment, but both parties-appealed, and that judgment was reversed and a new- trial ordered,. . " without costs." (Sander v. New York & Harlem R. R. Co., 42, App. Div. 618.) That meant, merely, without costs of the appeal-On the second trial the plaintiff, having again succeeded, was entitled to all the costs of the action, except those excluded by the decision of the Appellate Division. That rule was recognized in House v. Lockwood (48 Hun, 550). The order must be reversed, but it does not necessarily follow therefrom that every item of the bill of costs taxed on the first trial should be allowed. The order appealed from is reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, the motion for a relaxation of costs is granted and the .bill of costs, sent back to the clerk for retaxation, with ten dollars costs to the, appellant.
Present — Van Brunt, P. J., Rumset, Ingraham and Hatch, JJ..
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, motion for retaxation of costs granted and bill of costs sent back to the clerk for retaxation, with ten dollars costs to appellant.