Case Name: Nathaniel S. Sebley and another agt. Barrak T. Nichols
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1866-06
Citations: 32 How. Pr. 182
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nathaniel S. Sebley and another agt. Barrak T. Nichols.
Judges: 
Reporter: Howard's Practice Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 182–184

Head Matter:
SUPREME COURT.
Nathaniel S. Sebley and another agt. Barrak T. Nichols.
Where a case on appeal is proposed, and the respondent makes affidavit that the stenographer's notes taken on the trial (or a portion of them) are necessary to enable him properly to propose amendments to the case, the expense of procuring. such notes is a proper item of taxation in the adjustment of costs at the general term. (Sutherland, J. dissenting.)
New York General Term, June, 1866.
Before Barnard, P. J., Sutherland and Clerke, Justices.
This was an appeal from, an order denying a motion to strike out of the costs an expense or disbursement of twenty dollars paid for copy stenographer’s notes of trial of the cause, which was taxed by the clerk on adjustment of costs of general term.
The action was tried at circuit—verdict was for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed to the general term and served a proposed case. The affidavit of Mr. Brown shows, that in order to draw the proposed amendments it became necessary to have a copy of the stenographer’s notes, which was produced, and twenty dollars (ten cents per folio) paid therefor to the stenographer, and which was the usual charge in such cases.
Bbown & Estes, for the plaintiff,
cited Code (§ 311); Finch agt. Culvert (13 How. Pr. R. 13).
Miller, Stoutenbubgh & Miller, for defendants.

Opinion:
By the court, Clerke, J.
I think that whatever conduces to the better prosecution of the controversy is necessary. "What prudence dictates is necessary ; without it the interests of the party would be unsafe.
Order of special term affirmed.
Barnard, J., concurred.