Incorporation of Wayne

Citations

• 12 Pa. Super. 372
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 248

Syllabus

<p>Borough incorporation proceedings — Appointment of master invalid— No taxable costs.</p> <p>Proceedings for borough incorporation have nothing in common with private litigation, the interests of the public are involved and parties have a right to be heard and to produce evidence as to the effect of the proposed incorporation upon those interests. The law does not provide that the active parties in the litigation may recover costs, one from the other, or either from the borough. Each side must bear its own costs ; they may not be taxed. The court has no authority to appoint a master, and hence it follows that no master’s fee can be taxed as costs, and with the master must go the fee of his assistant, the stenographer.</p>