Case Name: The Manhattan Railway Company, Resp't, v. Sarah E. Youmans et al., App'lts
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1894-10-12
Citations: 62 N.Y. St. Rep. 562
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Manhattan Railway Company, Resp’t, v. Sarah E. Youmans et al., App’lts.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 62
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
The Manhattan Railway Company, Resp’t, v. Sarah E. Youmans et al., App’lts.
(Supreme Court, General Term, First Department,
Filed October 12, 1894.)
Costs—Review.
A judgment for costs, awarded by tbe court, cannot be reviewed on taxation of costs.
Appeal from an- order denying a motion for a taxation of costs.
H. A. Forster, for app’lts; Wm. FT. Godden, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment entered in this action appointing the commissioners having adjudged that the plaintiff was entitled to recover the costs of the trial, to be taxed by the clerk, left no discretion in the clerk as to whether costs were properly allowable or not. Costs having been awarded by the court, there is no power to review and reverse this judgment upon a taxation of costs. If the parties are of the opinion that because of the stipulation they should not be charged with costs, their only remedy is either a motion to correct the judgment, and an appeal from the order denying such motion, if it is denied, or by an appeal from the judgment. As long as the judgment stands directing the taxation o£ costs, under which the taxing officer acts, there seems to be no power to review such action, and. set it aside, because of reason which can in no respect affect his action.
The order appealed from, should be affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements.