Court Opinion

ID: 9661485
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Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:40:10.229004+00
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Black, J.
(dissenting as to costs). I concur in affirmance as a result, but do not agree that these prevailing appellees should be denied costs on appeal.
*215Defendant-appellant’s appendix on appeal was filed November 8,1961. Its brief was filed November 13, 1961. Plaintiff-appellees’ appendix and brief were filed May 17, 1962. For some unknown reason the appeal was not submitted here until March 8, 1963 (submitted on briefs), aft&r the effective date of the general court rules and the revised judicature act.
The submission date, however, does not count. What counts is that appellees’ work on the appeal was finished in 1962. Under the law as it stood then they were entitled to costs on affirmance. CL 1948, § 647.21 (Stat Ann §27.2539). Compare section 647.21 with PA 1961, No 236, §2445; (CLS 1961, § 600.2445, Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 27A.2445), effective January 1,1963.
I vote, then, to affirm with award to appellees of their rightfully earned costs.
Kavanagh and Souris, JJ., concurred with Black, J.