Opinion ID: 878577
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Heading: Taxing of Costs

Text: The final issue raised by Gee is that the court erred in taxing costs against him in favor of the defendants. His objection is to the allowance of the costs of depositions taken pre-trial. Some of the depositions were used in the trial. Counsel for respondent Egbert concedes on appeal, as he did at the hearing on the motion to retax costs, that his cost bill should be stricken. Our examination of record indicates that the depositions taken in this cause were in all cases for the purpose and convenience of the deposing party in marshaling their respective cases. Therefore the costs for such depositions must be borne by the deposing party. Lovely v. Burroughs Corporation (1974), 165 Mont. 209, 527 P.2d 557. Costs may be allowed against the losing party by the District Court only for such depositions as were used as evidence at the trial, or for purposes of impeachment during the trial. The costs in this case should be retaxed so that plaintiff is responsible only for such depositions as were used during the trial.