Case Name: E. Milford Salisbury, as Guardian, Etc., Plaintiff, v. J. Marshall Dibble, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-05
Citations: 100 Misc. 191
Docket Number: 
Parties: E. Milford Salisbury, as Guardian, Etc., Plaintiff, v. J. Marshall Dibble, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 191–192

Head Matter:
E. Milford Salisbury, as Guardian, Etc., Plaintiff, v. J. Marshall Dibble, Defendant.
(Supreme Court, Monroe Special Term,
May, 1917.)
Costs — allowance of, in action to foreclose mortgage — fees — referee — statutes — Code Civ. Pro. § 3297.
In an action to foreclose a mortgage on real property no costs and disbursements can be allowed beyond those authorized by statute.
On a sale in foreclosure of real property the referee’s fees under section 3297 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot exceed fifty dollars, although there have been two sales of the property one of which has been set aside, and no disbursements for posting notices of sale can be allowed beyond the two dollars provided by statute.
Motion by defendant to modify report of sale on foreclosure of real property.
Everett K. Van Allen, for defendant, for motion.
Ramsdale & Church, opposed.

Opinion:
Rodenbeck, J.
The referee's fees and disbursements herein should be reduced by deducting therefrom fifty dollars for referee's fees and five dollars for the expense of posting notices on the first sale and two dollars and twenty cents for the expense of posting notices on the second sale. The referee's fees are fixed by statute in these cases (Code Civ. Pro. § 3297, 3307, subd. 8), and Ms compensation including commissions cannot exceed the sum of fifty dollars, nor can he be allowed more than that sum where there is more than one sale. Caryl v. Stafford, 69 Hun, 318. There is no provision of the statute for the allowance of the expense of posting notices. These expenses are included in the item allowed for posting notices and the sum of seven dollars and twenty cents which was included in the referee's report of sale for these expenses should be deducted, making a total deduction of fifty-seven dollars and twenty cents. Walbridge v. James, 16 Hun, 8; Harburger v. St. John's A. M. E. Church, 87 Misc. Rep. 227.
Motion granted.