Case Name: Griswold against The tertenants of Walton
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1823-08
Citations: 1 Cow. 231
Docket Number: 
Parties: Griswold against The tertenants of Walton.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 231–232

Head Matter:
Griswold against The tertenants of Walton.
Fees for serving scire fa cias on several defendants: 50 cents for serving writ, on each defendant, beside mileage allowed for each ; also, return, 12 l-2cents,and2 summoners for each tenant, at 50 cents each summoner.
Summons in writing, disaflowed.

Opinion:
On appeal from a taxation, under the statute, of the Sheriff's fees in this cause, for serving the writ of scire facias, the Court allowed to the Sheriff the following charges :
Serving writ on 32 defendants, $16,00
Travel fee on 32 defendants, 5 miles each,
all the defendants residing in one village,
5 miles from the court house, '9,60
Returning the writ, $00,12J~
Summoners fees—2 Summoners for each
tenant, 50 cents each, 32,00
Taxing costs and attendance, 75
Rut struck out the following charge as improper;
Summons in writing, prepared and left with each tenant, 50 cents each, $16,00
Birdseye, for the Sheriff.
Lynch, contra.
Sess. 41, ch.259,s.12.