Court Opinion

ID: 9571598
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Date Created: 2023-08-21 20:33:13.643082+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:30:41.061107
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Otis, Justice
(dissenting).
I join in the dissent of Mr. Justice Rogosheske.
*461Upon Appeal from Clerk’s Taxation of Costs.
On May 6, 1966, the following opinion was filed:
Per Curiam.
Minn. St. 607.01, as amended by L. 1965, c. 608, provides:
“Subdivision 1. Costs in the supreme court may be allowed, in the discretion of the court, as follows:
“(1) To the prevailing party, upon a judgment in his favor on the merits, not exceeding $25;
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“Subd. 2. In all cases the prevailing party shall be allowed his disbursements necessarily paid or incurred unless otherwise ordered by the court.” (Italics supplied.)
It is clear that this court has been given the discretion under this statute to determine whether costs and disbursements are to be allowed, and in what amount.
The clerk in this case has allowed appellant costs and disbursements of $406.30, to which respondents object on several grounds. They claim that appellant’s brief failed to present and discuss the issue on appeal and that his statement of the issue was entirely wrong, since he stated it to be whether a gift had been made and the issue was in fact whether defendants were required to prove a gift or not. Furthermore, respondents claim that appellant failed to state the legal question involved, contrary to the requirement of Supreme Court Rule VIII(3)(c), (222 Minn, xxxiii), and did not follow Supreme Court Rule VIII(3)(g), (222 Minn, xxxiv) in his assignments of error. They argue therefore that appellant should not be awarded costs and disbursements, citing Barrett v. Hampe, 237 Minn. 80, 53 N. W. (2d) 803.
We feel bound to give at least partial recognition to respondents’ contentions since neither the record nor appellant’s brief furnish what is desired in assistance to the court. This court is of the opinion that respondents’ objections to the amount of appellant’s taxation of costs are well taken under the circumstances. Costs and disbursements will be allowed herein, in the discretion of the court, as follows: Costs to appellant not exceeding $25 and disbursements not exceeding $162.75.