A BILL OF COSTS.
I have before me now (says "Ogles'* in the Australasian) a taxed bill of costs' which is, in its way, a curiosity. Some time ago a professional man's cheque was, by the mistake of a bank officer, dishonored. The bank offered reasonable reparation, and believed that the matter was settled. It was a surprise, therefore, to bo served with a Supreme Court wit for a large sum (say £1000) as compensation. However, £26 was paid into court as sufficient satisfaction, and the result of the action was that the Court awarded £5 more. The presiding Judge said that tho action ought to have been brought in tho County Court. The plaintiff's bill of costs was rendered, and its appearance before and after shearing in the wool shed of the prothonotary is enough to wring tears of anguish from any attorney. Here are the results :— Amount of plantiff's costs (covering three foolscap pages) .;. £127 13 9 Taxed off 120 ,5 9 £6 18 0 Paid taxing ... ... 0 0 4 Allowed at £6 18 4 After such cruel treatment as this, one may expect a lot of cancelled indentures and a rush for church curacies.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 549, 18 October 1881, Page 2
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197A BILL OF COSTS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 549, 18 October 1881, Page 2
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