Savage

This appeal is taken by Wynne A. Savage, Real Estate Commissioner of the State of California, from an order denying his motion to tax costs. The appeal is presented upon a settled statement, wherein the determinative issue is stated as follows:

Pursuant to various administrative proceedings, the real estate broker’s license of the Escrow Guarantee Company, hereinafter referred to as “petitioner,” was ordered revoked by the Real Estate Commissioner of the State of California Petitioner sought a writ of mandate praying that said order of revocation be vacated and that its license be reinstated. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 1094.5 subdivision (a), transcripts of the administrative proceedings and copies of certain documents filed therein were filed with said petition for writ of mandate; at the same time, petitioner ordered and paid for an office copy of said transcripts and documents. Petitioner was granted its writ and a judgment for costs. The cost of the original copy of the transcript was $1,268.85 which is not in dispute and has been paid by appellant. The cost of the carbon copy of the transcript is $546.80, which is disputed as to chargeability as an item of…