Opinion ID: 2164058
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Heading: expenses for out-of-state deposition.

Text: Plaintiff took the deposition of a veterinarian in the state of Mississippi. The question of reimbursement for costs was postponed until the trial. After trial, the court disallowed the expenses of plaintiff's attorney. Both parties rely on rule 123, R.Civ.P. We believe the controlling rule is rule 157, R.Civ.P. Plaintiff cites no authority for this proposition. The rule itself is modeled after rule 30, R.Fed.P. Federal cases stand for the principle that travel expenses and counsel fees in connection with depositions are not allowable in the absence of special circumstances. The matter is within the discretion of the court. Interlego v. Leslie-Henry Co., 32 F.R.D. 9, 11 (D.C.Md.1973); Towe v. Sinclair Refining Co., 188 F.Supp. 222, 223 (D.C.Md.1960); Weeks v. Baltimore & O.R. Co., 5 F.R.D. 17, 18 (E.D.Pa.1945). The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's claim.