Southern Oregon Co. v. Kight

• Court: Oregon Supreme Court
• Writing for the Court: BEAN, J.
• Citation: Southern Oregon Co. v. Kight, 112 Or. 66, 228 P. 832 (Or. 1924)
• Decision Date: 16 September 1924
• Parties: SOUTHERN OREGON CO. v. KIGHT ET AL.

228 P. 832

112 Or. 66

SOUTHERN OREGON CO. v. KIGHT ET AL.

Supreme Court of Oregon

September 16, 1924

Department 2.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Coos County; John S. Coke, Judge.

On motion to retax costs. Granted.

For former opinion, see 228 P. 132.

John D. Goss, of Marshfield (Goss, Kendall & Murphy of Marshfield, and S.D. Pulford, of Coquille, on the brief) for appellants.

A. J Sherwood, of Coquille, and John G. Mullen, of North Bend, for respondent.

BEAN J.

The plaintiff and respondent, being the prevailing party upon this appeal, filed a cost bill. The defendants and appellants request that the costs be retaxed, and filed objections to a portion of the item of the cost bill, which is as follows "Printing respondent's brief and blueprints, $8.50--38 pages, $56.00." The objection is "that the item 'Blueprints, $8.50,' is not taxable as a matter of law."

It appears that both plaintiff and defendant inserted in their briefs, as a part thereof, a blueprint of a map showing the location of lines of the land involved in the controversy. The allowance of cost for printing of abstract or brief is covered by rule 29. The prevailing party is entitled to the actual cost of printing his abstract or brief, not exceeding $1.25 a page, including cover, "unless for special reasons apparent in the record it shall be otherwise ordered." The respondent's claim is for 38 pages of printed brief, besides the...