Estate of McGinn

Good Law
2 Coffey 315
Superior Court of California, County of San FranciscoDecember 30, 1889No. 7054California298 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Coffey, J.

1. The cost bill is retaxed as follows: Reporter’s fees as charged, subject to such abatement as may be authorized by payments already made by executors.

Jury fees and clerk’s and sheriff’s fees allowed.

2. Marcus Harloe, witness, mileage disallowed.

3. Witness fees are allowed as follows: (Here follows a long list of" witnesses with number of days allowed each, all at $2 per day, not necessary to be copied.)

4. The following items are disallowed in toto:

Mrs. Mary A. Clements, who is a party to the action and witness in her own behalf as contestant.

Mrs. Emma Bums, on the same grounds.

Joseph McGinn, on the same grounds.

James E. McGinn, on the same grounds.

Thomas McGinn, on the same grounds.

Mrs. Johanna McGinn, on the same grounds.

Patrick H. McGinn, on the same grounds.

5. The charges in the bill of costs for the services of experts B. M. Gunn and Doctors Stallard, Mays and H. C. Bowie are disallowed for reasons heretofore stated, that the court has no power under the statute to allow other than ordinary witness fees.

6. The charge for serving subpoenas is disallowed.

7. The charges for taking depositions before Notary Harris are disallowed for the reasons…

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