Court Opinion

ID: 9943895
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Date Created: 2024-02-26 15:11:13.141526+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:50:27.764200
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[19] SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION
[20] Since the promulgation on January 6, 1970, of this court's opinion in this matter (which reversed the order of the Industrial Court), the petitioner filed herein his verified statement of costs paid by him in prosecuting his appeal to this court and prayed that such amounts be assessed as costs and allowed in his favor. Said costs, consisting of $50.00 paid to the Clerk of the Supreme Court as a cost deposit and $100.00 paid to a court reporter for the preparation of the record in this matter, are properly allowable. Title 12 O.S. 1961 § 978[12-978]. Said Section 978 is made applicable to judgments or final orders of all courts of record of this state by Title 12 O.S. 1961 § 984[12-984].
[21] Title 85 O.S. 1961 § 91[85-91](b) provides:
 "The State Industrial Court is hereby designated and confirmed as a court of record, with respect to any matter within the limits of its jurisdiction, and within such limits the judges thereof shall possess the powers and prerogatives of the judges of the other courts of record of this state."
[22] Western Indemnity Co. v. State Industrial Commission (1923),96 Okla. 100, 219 P. 147, 29 A.L.R. 1419, cited by respondents, is inapplicable. In that case we observed, in reference to the allowance by the Industrial Commission of the expense of a referee appointed by the Commission:
 "* * *. We know of no law or statute that authorizes the Commission to tax such costs to the respondent or insurance carrier. * * *."
[23] We hold that by virtue of the above statutes the costs mentioned therein are allowable in this court to the same extent as similar costs would be allowable in an appeal from the district court (or any other court of record) of this state.
[24] It is therefore ordered that petitioner (claimant in the Industrial Court) be allowed an award in the sum of $150.00 representing $50.00 cost deposit in this court to commence this proceeding and $100.00 as the cost of preparing the record for review in this court. It is further ordered that said sum of $150.00 shall be collectible in the same manner as provided by law for the collection of awards of the Industrial Court.
[25] All the Justices concur. *Page 496